Telefon (The Telephone), song based on “El Teléfono”, by Cri Cri
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina. The Telephone – Mixing classical music with the melody of Soler’s song, a fox mommy is described as a very homey busy- body doing everything at home. That day however, her telephone is interrupting her non-stop and very irritatingly she must leave her chores. At […]
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Encuentran canciones perdidas del Holocausto en archivo
Investigadores de la Universidad de Akron lograron reproducir con tecnología moderna grabaciones perdidas de canciones entonadas por las víctimas del Holocausto nazi recluídas en campos de concentración. En los últimos meses de la II Guerra Mundial, cuando los Aliados comenzaron a liberar a los prisioneros de los campos de concentración nazis, capturaron en la película los […]
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Yes, That’s Jewish Folk Music You’re Hearing—in Mexico
The street performer ‘El Maestro’ grew up in a small town and is not Jewish, but spends his days entertaining tourists with traditional klezmer songs he learned on the Internet; ‘a small summary of all of life’ By ROBBIE WHELAN On most days, weather permitting, Juan “El Maestro” Pérez packs up his clarinet and his accordion […]
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