Let Jasmine Rain Down

List of Illustrations
Author's Note
Acknowledgments
Jasmine: Poem on Sandpaper
Introduction
Prelude: Sur Yah El
1: Song and Remembrance
Prelude: Attah El Kabbir
2: Music and Migration in a Transnational Community
Prelude: Ani Ashir Lakh
3: A Judeo-Arab Musical Tradition
Prelude: Ramah Evarai
4: Lived Musical Genres
Prelude: Yehidah Hitna'ari
5: Individual Creativity, Collective Memory
Prelude: Melekh Rahaman
6: Conclusion: A Community in Song
Embroidered Rag: Poem on Umm Kulthum
Notes
Glossary
Contents of Compact Disc
Bibliography
Discography
Formal Interviews
Music Sessions
Index