The latest entry to the ever-growing musical category of “modern Hanukkah songs” has arrived. Distant Cousins—the popular Los Angeles-based band featuring former Blue Fringe frontman Dov Rosenblatt, Moshav’s Duvid Swirsky and singer-songwriter Ami Kozak—has a new song, “My Eight Favorite Nights,” which appears in the Hallmark Channel film “Hanukkah on Rye,” which aired Dec. 18 and can […]
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They say that children make you young and Matisyahu, whose real name is Matthew Miller, celebrated the birth of his sixth child, Judah Mac Miller, 11 months ago, partly named after fellow Jewish rapper Mac Miller, who died in 2018. Matisyahu’s 2006 studio album “Youth” was nominated for a Grammy. The singer since got divorced […]
Read MoreThe Jewish Community Centers of Chicago are putting out a call: check your basements, attics and garages. You might find some hope there. From April through September of 2023, JCC (Jewish Community Centers) Chicago will bring a private collection of more than 70 lovingly restored violins, violas and cellos played by Jewish musicians before and during the […]
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He and his family escaped the Nazis. His music will now be played where Hitler’s regime tested its weapons. The New York Philharmonic—in an event a decade in the making—will hold three performances next week at the Usedom Music Festival, which presents concerts in the turbine hall of the Peenemünde Power Station in Germany. Peenemünde was […]
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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Una pequeña pero vital revolución musical ha tenido lugar en Israel. En las últimas dos décadas, un pequeño grupo de judíos mizrajíes (judíos de ascendencia del Medio Oriente y el norte de África) han regresado a sus raíces judías árabes y han comenzado a transformar la escena musical popular del país. La música israelí, dominada […]
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Escuchada en Corea y en medio planeta, líder de la industria audiovisual musicalizando proyectos para grandes estudios, reconocida por los especialistas y creadora de espacios para mujeres y músicos independientes en el mercado internacional, Yael Meyer nos presenta su reciente trabajo titulado “Technicolor”, una canción fresca, ideal para el verano latino, es la nueva entrega […]
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Born in Mexico City. Mid 90’s attended Musicians Institute – Hollywood, California and formed the Rock en Español band Coma releasing an album with EMI Music, after the band split Abie went to college and got a degree in advertising while playing live guitar for the band Morbo. Mid 2000’s Abie started recording and producing […]
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The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to seven composers. The commissions are granted jointly by the foundation and the performing organizations that will present the world premiere performances of the newly composed works. Winning composers for 2021 and the groups co-sponsoring their commissions are […]
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Sunrise, sunset, it’s hard to believe it, but this month, the Fiddler on the Roof” (“Fiddler Oifn Daj”)movie turned 50(!) years old. The movie, which was based on the Broadway play that opened on September 22, 1964, at the Imperial Theatre, Fiddler ran for 3242 performances, achieving the longest run for a musical The tale of Tevye, played by […]
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