When searching for songs for a playlist I was putting together for my kids on Spotify, I came across a tune — “Pana HaGeshem,” (“The Rain has Gone Away”) by Cindy Paley and Ann Brown — that I hadn’t heard in at least 20 years. I discovered that, in addition to remembering all the words […]
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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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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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Shlomo Carlebach (1925-1994) was among the most unorthodox Orthodox rabbis of the 20th century. With a unique personality reflecting the full fervor of his adopted Hasidic background as well as a genuine love for his fellow Jew, Carlebach traveled North America telling stories, reaching out to Jews of all persuasions (including those with no affiliation), and using his […]
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With the release of his two singles to date, newcomer Zevi Weinstock is slowly making his mark on Jewish music. His debut single “Shir Shel Shevach” released in September 2018 thrilled music fans across the world with its unique sound and originality. He followed that up with his second single “V’ahavta” which conveyed a message […]
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Antes de Broadway, antes de Hollywood y Bollywood el folklore, el humor y la desesperación de los judíos ya habían preparado varios scripts diferentes para explicar lo que sucedería a la llegada del mesías y ponerle fondo musical. La cena de bienvenida al Mesías versión secular de Theo Bikel A Zudenyu STM https://savethemusic.com/?iva_custom_search_select=all&s=A+Sudenyu&iva_search_keyword=Musicplay_Custom_Search&iva_search_input=A+Sudeny ¿Qué haremos […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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