User talk:Ravpapa

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New book about Ziryab
Dear friends,

I am delighted to report that my book "The Language of the Heart" is now published. The book is about Ziryab, the chief musician of the court of Cordoba in Andalusia in the ninth century. The book is an historical fantasy, but includes an Afterword with a well researched discussion of the historical record. Following is a blurb for the book:

Ziryab, the Blackbird of Baghdad, born in a hovel to Ethiopian slaves, grew to be the greatest musician of the Golden Age of Arabia. This fictionalized account of his life tells of his rise to greatness: his journey from childhood in Baghdad to Cordoba, his battles with an evil wizard who hates music, how he vanquishes demons, outsmarts pirates, and uses the magic of music to rescue princesses and whole villages. Few facts are known about Ziryab's life, but much is known about the Golden Age in which he lived: the age of Aladdin and Scheherazade and Sindbad the sailor, a world of Djinni and magic. So it is not unlikely - indeed it is probable - that the magic retold in this tale did indeed swirl about Ziryab, and that the magic of his music proved more powerful than all the other.

For this story, as much as it is about Ziryab, is a story about music - the power of music to move the human heart, the magic of music to bridge from the material world to the spiritual world, the call of music to reach across barriers of nationality, religion and language to unify people. Indeed, Music is the Language of the Heart.

https://www.amazon.com/Language-Heart-musical-fantastical-journey/dp/1070100900

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Song Source?
Hello! I recently listened to the 30 second clip you posted of Shtu HaAdarim sung by Esther Ofarim and absolutely loved it. I have tried to find the full version, and there are a few on YouTube, but none have that same speedy tempo of the clip you posted. Would you be willing to share the source where you found that particular rendition of the song? Or share the full version with me if you have it? Thanks and no worries if you can't help, just thought I would ask in case! 216.71.206.190 (talk) 05:26, 17 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Try searching on Youtube for
 * שתו העדרים
 * One of the versions that pops up is the one in the article.
 * Good luck Ravpapa (talk) 18:13, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! I was able to find the video!! You have been a huge help. I really enjoy this song :-)
 * There was actually one more song I would like your help with finding, if you don't mind. You posted another 30 second clip of Pashut VeAmiti sung by Zehava Ben which I also really enjoyed. I have searched YouTube and Google, but can only seem to find karaoke versions. I do not know any Hebrew and have no friends whom I could ask, so I would really appreciate it if you could point me towards where I could find the full version of this song. Thanks again, and again no worries if you can't help!
 * I've just been getting really into Israeli music as of late and scoured the Wikipedia article you wrote to find some new songs and these were the only two I could not find full versions of. 216.71.206.190 (talk) 04:21, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Look for
 * זהבה בן פשוט ואמיתי
 * on YouTube. I would paste the link but Wikipedia does not allow posting links to YouTube. But if you paste that into the search box you will find it right off. Ravpapa (talk) 05:29, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * You're a mensch! Take care! 216.71.206.190 (talk) 01:53, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * You can buy my book:
 * https://www.amazon.com/Language-Heart-musical-fantastical-journey-ebook/dp/B07S6BRVYM Ravpapa (talk) 06:02, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

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May music
Nice to meet you again! - 29 May 1913: The Rite of Spring - today's story, actually something I saw at that place in a revival. - Thank you for lightening the mood for Haydn, - made me smile, much more than in the 2013 discussion for the Rite ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:18, 29 May 2024 (UTC)