Gracia is Sarah Aroeste’s third album in Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), and includes many original songs. Produced with Shai Bachar (Ishtar Alabina, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Sheila Jordan), the songs on Gracia are a mix of feminist, experimental, rock-beat, energetic, empowering, electronic, retro-chic, Mediterranean-infused and fine-crafted, detailed sounds. Gracia Scalerica de Oro/Dodi Yarad Chika Morena La Comida la […]
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Ethnomusicology was initially the creation of a small number of men and women, mostly European and North American, who were trying to make sense of the growing number of recordings of music from non-Western cultures that were being made in the field, first on wax cylinders and then on shellac records at the dawn of […]
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To understand the music of a country is to understand the culture. Experts agree that music is one of the best language-acquisition tools, but even if you don’t know the lyrics you can still get a sense of the wide variations in styles and cultural avenues that exist here in Israel, just by rocking out […]
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Hareini is a high energy tune featuring the lyrics “Veohavta L’reiacha Kamocha’ – Love your neighbor as you love yourself’. The song also features for the first time two of Benny’s kids, Shalom and Dovid Friedman, ages 7 and 5 respectively. Too cute! The song is available here on YouTube and will be available on […]
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YOU ARE INVITED TO AUDITION for the acclaimed Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus conducted by Binyumen Schaechter The JPPC rehearses on Monday evenings near midtown Manhattan. Our first rehearsal for the 2019-20 season is on September 16. Auditions by appointment only. Click here for more information and to schedule an audition. Click here to read more […]
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Special concert next week! Sunday, September 15, 2019 The “Ides” of September 3:00 p.m. YIDDISH FLAVORS OF LOVE: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION performed by The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor Seth Weinstein, Pianist ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, New York City $40 $30 for groups of at […]
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This is without a doubt one of the most exciting and surprising songs to be released lately, and perhaps the crowning glory of the album Galui Veyadua, which was released recently by composer R’ Mordechai Gottlieb. The album has 11 spectacular songs, arranged by Zevi Fried. The album was also worked on by musical personalities such as Yehuda Galili, […]
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While some musicians discourage concertgoers from singing along, for Hazzan Jessi Roemer, that’s entirely the point. “I’m part of a movement of Jewish musicians who are trying to bring some of the older feeling, when people were huddled together in a small synagogue and space was intimate, and everybody was engaged in the singing,” Roemer said. […]
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Celebrate the International Day of Peace with The Yuval Ron Ensemble. Led by award-winning composer, producer, writer and peace activist Yuval Ron, the interfaith Yuval Ron Ensemble unites East and West, Hebrew and Arabic, sacred and secular. Unity of the Heart Concert on Friday, September 20 is a refreshing musical antidote to current troubled times. This exhilarating musical journey is full […]
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Summer Stock—In Yiddish For many in the theater business, summer means work. From Shakespeare in the Park to opera under the stars, summer stock theater companies lure committed patrons and newbies alike through the enticement of fresh air, picnic dinners, and the possibility of getting caught in the rain. In recognition of the summer theater […]
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