Last Chance to See the Chanukah Spectacular
Last Chance to See the Chanukah Spectacular
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WATCH: Six great Yiddish Hanukkah recordings
מע קען הײַיאָר, צום באַדויערן, ניט פֿאָרן אויף קיין חנוכּה־שׂימחות. פֿון דעס וועגן קען מען פֿאָרט פּראַווען דעם יום־טובֿ אויף אַ הנאהדיקן אופֿן בשעת מע צינדט די ליכטעלעך. ווי אַזוי קען מען טאַקע שאַפֿן אַ פֿריילעכע שטימונג? עס העלפֿט, קודם, אײַנצוקויפֿן שיינע ליכטעלעך. הײַיאָר האָב איך געקויפֿט אַ שאַכטל העלע גלאַנציקקאָלירטע ליכטעלעך, געמאַכט דורך דער […]
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A freylekhn khanike! + Yiddish Song Workshop Package Available for Purchase
As we approach the first night of Chanukah, the team at YAAANA would like to take a moment to wish you and your family a joyous holiday – a freylekhn khanike! Here at YAAANA, we are ushering in the Festival of Lights with Yiddish song — as part of a package for song workshops, but also as a […]
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Bob Dylan sells rights to all his songs to Universal Music Group
US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has sold the rights to his entire back catalogue to Universal Music Group (UMG). The deal is one of the biggest acquisitions in Universal’s history and means the company will collect all future income from the songs. It includes both the income Dylan currently receives as a songwriter and his control […]
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On YouTube: JPPC sings 4 Yiddish Chanukah songs in 4-part harmony
The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) conducted by Binyumen Schaechter ♫♫ 4 YIDDISH CHANUKAH SONGS ♫♫ IN 4-PART HARMONY! Borekh ate (Blessed Are You) Fayer, fayer (Fire, Fire) Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl (I Am a Little Dreidel) Oy, Khanike, oy, Khanike (O, Chanukah, Oh, Chanukah) To support the JPPC, please write to: Information@TheJPPC.org
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UCLA launches Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience
UCLA has opened North America’s first permanent academic home for the study of music of American Jewish experience. Housed in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the new Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience will foster artistic creativity, scholarship, performance and other cultural expression, thanks to a $6.75 million gift from the Lowell Milken […]
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Enjoy the music of “The Shalva Band” performing at the Closing Plenary (2018), and find out more about their top media award
The Shalva Band Performs at the Closing Plenary The Shalva Band performed 5 songs including the 3 national anthems of the USA, Canada and Israel. Shalva Band to be honored with top media award The Shalva Band will be granted a special citation for fostering Israel-Diaspora relations through the arts, as part of the B’nai […]
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Join us LIVE tonight for: “The 19th Annual Klezmer Summit: Jews, Jazz, & Justice”
Featuring Award-Winning Musicians, Tonight’s 7PM PST LIVE Streamed Klezmer Summit is Not to be Missed! The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival hosts national stars for a musical celebration that glances back and looks ahead. This year’s Summit celebrates klezmer, Yiddish, jazz, world music and songs of social justice, with a special tribute to […]
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Yiddish song after the Holocaust
The impact of the destruction of European Yiddish culture in the Holocaust upon Yiddish song is clear: the cultural roots of this diverse repertory were razed and collections of songs destroyed alongside their singers. Nevertheless, today Yiddish song continues to thrive and develop in contexts ranging from small cultural clubs to major concert stages, and […]
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California Dreamin’ in Yiddish
California Dreamin’ in Yiddish with beatboxing and a flute מיר איז תּמיד אינטערעסאַנט, ווען מענטשן זעצן איבער פּאָפּולערע אַמעריקאַנער לידער אויף ייִדיש, בפֿרט ווען עס גייט אַ רייד וועגן אַ ליד, וואָס האָט ניט קיין שום שײַכות צו ייִדן אָדער ייִדישקייט. לעצטנס האָט דער ניו־דזשערזיער ייִדישער כאָר „שרים ושרות“ אַרויסגעלאָזט אַ ייִדישן נוסח פֿונעם ליד […]
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