The *beautiful* Yiddish Chanukah song “Borekh ate” (“Blessed Art Thou”) Performed by the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor And if you haven’t yet seen the following here’s the JPPC performing the *playful* Yiddish Chanukah song “Fayer, fayer” (“Fire, Fire”) and the new contemporary choral arrangement of the classic song “Oy, Khanike, […]
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I am excited to tell you that I am leading a tour next year to Moldova and Romania that will focus on the Jewish history and culture in these countries. I will also organize some local klezmer concerts (myself with local musicians) as well. I bring a unique perspective from many other tour guides as […]
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Music and original English lyrics: Frank Loesser (1910-1969) Yiddish lyrics: Binyumen Schaechter (2015) Performed by Cantor Joshua Breitzer and Donna Breitzer Piano accompaniment by Seth Weinstein Filmed live in performance June 5, 2016 • Symphony Space, NYC as part of the choral concert “To Life, To Laugh, L’Chaim!” Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC דער […]
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פֿײַער איז אַן אָפֿטער מאָטיוו אין דער וועלט־ליטעראַטור בכלל און אין דער ייִדישער פֿאָלקלאָר בפֿרט. גאָר אַ שיין ייִדיש ליד וועגן פֿײַער איז „אַרום דעם פֿײַער‟, וואָס מע פֿלעג זינגען בײַ די לאַגער־פֿײַערן אין די בונדיסטישע זומער־קאָלאָניעס אין פּוילן און ליטע, ווי אויך בײַ געוויסע אַמעריקאַנער זומער־קאָלאָניעס אַזוי ווי „קעמפּ־המשך‟, „קעמפּ קינדער־רינג‟ און „קעמפּ־בויבעריק‟. דאָס […]
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Nostalgia, as the worldy-wise might observe, ain’t what it used to be. Noam Zylberberg takes that line, too, even though his principal form of artistic expression delves into the past, the Polish past to be exact. Zylberberg, whose grandparents hail from Poland, reverted to his roots and has been a resident of Warsaw for the […]
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Book: European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song in post-war Germany developed in three phases, which are clearly divided through repertoire and style of interpretation: Yiddish song from the 1960s to the 1980s was followed by Klezmer as instrumental music, until Klezmer as World Music became part of the […]
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America, we’d like to introduce you to Pini Einhorn. If you haven’t heard of this incredible singer and musician, now is the time! Pini, already very popular and beloved in Israel, has just released an incredible album. This top of the line production is now available in America, distributed by Nigun Music. The […]
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Liona & Serena Strings emerged in 2013 making versions of Brazilian, Spanish, Hebrew, African and Arab songs, to gradually develop their own identity as a group. Being Hebrew and living in Spain, Liona leads the group towards what is its musical essence and focuses it on Hebrew and Jewish music originated in Spain and the […]
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A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists, including Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stone reported. The album, produced by Grammy-winning music supervisor Randall Poster, will be released via Verve Forecast, with a vinyl release following on Dec. 13. […]
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“There are gates in heaven that cannot be opened except by melody and song.”—Attributed to Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady, founder of Chabad From the time of its emergence in the 18th century, the Hasidic movement turned to music and dance as powerful forms of Jewish religious expression. One result was the Hasid ic nigun (Hebrew for “melody”; plural nigunim), a new genre […]
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