Gramophones Banned
The Imam of Yemen has ordained that in ■ future no more gramophones will play in his dominions. He regards gramophones as a sign of the effeminacy of Western civilisation. But in his banning of gramophones he differs from most -of his fellow-chief tains (states a correspondent). From the Atlas Mountains to the most distant parts of Arabia, gramophones form an essential part of most caravans and sheik strongholds. In fa"ct, there is quite a considerable industry for the manufacture of Arab records. Love songs, which in Occidental ears sound distinctly lugubrious,'are very popular.. It is strange to visit an Arab chief in a medieval castle and find him content to listen to canned music when he has only to clap his hands to summon a troupe of dancing and singing girls from his outer courtyard.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1932, Page 9
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137Gramophones Banned Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1932, Page 9
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