When singers Polina Fradkin and Paulina Levi got 50,000 Instagram followers, they celebrated with a cake. But these days, they are really cooking. The Shvesters (the Yiddish word for “The Sisters”) now have 134,000 followers on Instagram and 24,500 on TikTok. In the history of Jewish music, female duos are fairly rare; Jewish female duos […]
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NYPL has acquired a unique collection of sheet music and documents that form part of the history of Jewish and Yiddish music broadcast on radio station WEVD. The collection of more than 3000 works performed live between 1927 and 1995 is now part of the library’s Dorot Jewish Division, and includes everything from Hasidic music […]
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A $500,000 donation to the Zamir Choral Foundation from husband and wife Robert and Vicki Lieberman aims to teach conductors of Jewish choral music. Named after Matthew Lazar, the foundation’s founder and director, between 12 and 15 fellows will be selected for the program. Vicki Lieberman, a rabbi, called singing during Shabbat services “some of my most […]
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After years fighting a serious illness, Oded Dovid (“Dedi”) Graucher died in Jerusalem on Sept. 11. Graucher rose to prominence following the release of his second album, 1993’s “Ratza” with its epic title track making him famous in the world of Jewish music. He would record six more albums through 2003, followed by singles in 2008 and […]
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Meshing Chassidic jazz, klezmer, opera and film, Germany’s International Days of Jewish Music are set to celebrate the coexistence of European Jews and non-Jews. Running from Nov. 21-27, the fourth edition of the festival takes place at synagogues, Jewish community centers and gathering places across the country, including in Berlin, Würzburg, Potsdam, Stavenhagen, Görlitz and Usedom. “It’s […]
Read MoreThe Jewish a cappella group Six13 created a mash-up of classic tunes from Jewish musician Billy Joel for their new Passover song, aptly titled “A Billy Joel Passover.” The music video for the track begins with the group’s rendition of Joel’s “Piano Man,” which they turned into “Pharaoh Man.” Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” […]
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At the 2014 Oscar gala, they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the famous “Wizard of Oz” movie. For this they invited the popular singer Pink to interpret the theme “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” What few people realized while listening to the incredible Pink sing the iconic song, is that the music is deeply rooted in […]
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Thanks to the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and the Torah, Mount Sinai is the best-known mountain in Jewish history. If the husband-and-wife bluegrass team of Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff continue their climb through the music world, their Nefesh Mountain band may be the next mountain the Jewish and secular world is buzzing about. Their third full-length […]
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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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