Casbah1.4_Miserlou.mpg

the Greek refugees from Turkey at the end of World War 1. Miserlou translates as Eqyptian Girl, however the Greek word Misirlou refers specifically to a Muslim Egyptian woman (as opposed to a Christian Egyptiotissa); thus this song refers to a cross-faith, cross-race, relationship, a risqué subject at its time. This song has had a long history of being adopted by various styles of music from klezmer to surf-rock. We are continuing that tradition by singing it in Hebrew and English and ...
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