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Amazing Songs for Amazing Jewish Kids, by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh

August 13, 2019/By/InCD of The Week/0 Comment

Amazing Songs For Amazing Jewish Kids contains terrific songs for Jewish families that teach Hebrew, holidays and values. This is the newest release from multi-award winning singer, Judy Caplan Ginsburgh. The disc contains some much sought after songs such as Steve Dropkin’s “Lulav Shake”, Dean Friedman’s “In My Sukkah” and Josh Miller’s “Tree Song” and […] Read More

David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) Dead at 52

August 8, 2019/By/InMusic, News/0 Comment

David Berman, the poet and songwriter known for his projects Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, has died. Drag City confirmed the news; his cause of death has not been confirmed. He was 52 years old. Berman formed Silver Jews in the late ’80s with Pavement members Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. The group went through multiple lineup changes and released six studio albums […] Read More

Israeli Music History

August 6, 2019/By/InArticles, Featured/0 Comment

This article provides an overview of the rich musical traditions in the State of Israel. It deals almost entirely with classical music, not popular music, which has its own unique Israeli story. While not covered in this article, many choral ensembles and composers of Jewish choral music (e.g., Yehezkel Braun, Aharon Harlop) have had a profound […] Read More

“Jewels of the Sephardim”, by Lauren Pomerantz

August 6, 2019/By/InCD of The Week, Rincón Sefaradí/0 Comment

“A cosmic troubadour in the finest sense, Lauren’s voice opens a spiritual space that is immediate and palpable.” Tom Kenyon I am delighted to share my music –inspired by classical music, spiritual revelations and ancient wisdom. It is my passion to provide you with more than just great music. I offer musical tools to uplift, […] Read More

The mysterious tribal music of Sephardic Jews – Kondja mia (official video)

August 6, 2019/By/InRincón Sefaradí/0 Comment

Kondja Mia – My Rose lyrics & composition: traditional Jewish Sephardi-Turkish arrangement: Aviv Bahar Talya G.A Solan – lead vocals Aviv Bahar – kopuz, back vocals Yonnie Dror – duduk, clarinet, back vocals Nur Bar Goren – percussion, back vocals Avri Borochov – double bass, bendir, back vocals recorded live By Marko Gurkan at Kicha […] Read More

Klezmer Festival and walks through the magical city of Safed

August 6, 2019/By/InYiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Safed (also known as Tzfat, Zfat or Safed etc.) is a rather small city located in northern Israel, 900 meters (3200 feet) above sea level in the High Galilee mountains, which offers magnificent views. Its past is very rich and the city was founded in 70 AD, it flourished in the 16th century, when many […] Read More

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Singing Ernest Bloch’s sacred songs was a thrill

August 6, 2019/By/InArticles, Music/0 Comment

In the early 1930 s, visionary Cantor Reuven Rinder of San Francisco ‘s Temple Emanuel raised $ 10,000 to commission the world acclaimed composer, Ernest Bloch to write a setting with the Reform Jewish Sabbath Morning Prayer book of the `1930s. Bloch was already an acclaimed composer of many major works plus those with Jewish […] Read More

The album ‘Sefarad in the heart of Turkey’ by Mara Aranda is number one on the US MergingArts list

July 30, 2019/By/InRincón Sefaradí/0 Comment

The album ‘Sefarad in the heart of Turkey’ by Mara Aranda is number one on the US MergingArts list. Accompanied by Jota Martínez in musical direction and musicians Abel Garcia Garcia, Azam Kirco, Alexandre Guitart Luengo, Gloria Aleza Zaragozá, Robert Cases Marco, Abdelatif Louzari, Miguel Ángel Orero, Kaveh Sarvarian and the very special collaboration of […] Read More

‘Without music, would we even be Jewish?’

July 30, 2019/ByNorman Lebrecht /InArticles, Music/0 Comment

Early in the 1980s, a pop legend in a mid-life lull reached back into ancient history for inspiration. The song did not come easy. Banging his head in frustration on a hotel-room floor, Leonard Cohenground out about 80 stanzas before finally achieving the perfect anthem that is “Hallelujah”. And no one got it. CBS Records […] Read More

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“Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn”, played by Isaac and Nora: two gifted children musicians that make the buzz on the Internet

July 30, 2019/By/InYiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

“Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn”, played by Isaac (11) and Nora (8), music fans thanks to his father Nicholas, originally from Seoul, South Korea, according to the biography of his YouTube channel, Isaac et Nora. Read More