Sholi Grossman presents: “Fort Mit Mir” a rap-Hasidic song in Yiddish
This song by Grossman has clear roots in the song “: Zol Zayn” by Yoisef Papiernikov, which refers to the custom of building castles in the air.
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Jacob Sandler, “Mayn Erster Tango” — מײַן ערשטער טאַנגאָ
Mayn Ershter Tango — מײַן ערשטער טאַנגאָ Recording: On album: S-027(a) (Jacob Sandler Mayn Erster Tango — מײַן ערשטער טאַנגאָ) Track ID: 9845 Author/Composer/Artist Sandler, Jacob — סאַנדלער, יעקבֿ First line: Mayn ershtn tango mit dir, vel ikh in lebn nit fargesn, First line:מײַן ערשטן טאַנגאָ מיט דיר, װעל איך אין לעבן ניר פֿאַרגעסן, Jacob […]
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Watch “Who Knows One?” Yiddish-style: “Mu adabru, mu asapru” in 4-part harmony
This song is sung at Peysekh seyders, and is roughly the equivalent of the Hebrew “Echod mi yodea?” And it’s a true folk song – it seems that every published or recorded version has a different title, and significant differences in both the melody and the words. And it seems that for anyone who knows [...]
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Traditional Passover songs: Mu Adabru, Dayeynu & Oifn Nil / Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC
The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) is a multigenerational forty-voice ensemble. We’re students, professionals, and robust retirees, all in love with singing and committed to promoting Yiddish language and culture through beautiful four-part harmony. Few of us are fluent, but we all learn together from the Yiddish vocal literature—traditional folk songs, settings of classic and […]
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“This Land is Your Land” in Yiddish
"Dos Land iz Dayn Land" Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" Yiddish Translation by Linda Gritz & Daniel Kahn with Harry Bochner, Michael Alpert, & Josh Waletzky Video and music produced, directed and edited by Daniel Kahn Presented by The Forverts Performed by (in order of appearance) Daniel Kahn (voice, guitar, harmonica- USA/Germany) Sarah [...]
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STM, what we think, what we want, by Theodore Bikel
STM, what we think, what we want as expressed by Theodore Bikel in an interview with Miri Koral, founding director of The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language (CIYCL). Spotlight Series: Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel was “the singer of his people”—an actor, singer, and activist who defined iconic roles in The Sound of Music […]
Read More“Makhts Of!”, Yiddish Purim Song performed by The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus
Traditional Yiddish Purim song Choral arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018) Funded by a grant from the Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער פֿאָלקסכאָר Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejppc Website: http://www.TheJPPC.org Contact: information@TheJPPC.org Filmed live in performance October 14, 2018, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC from [...]
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Daniel Galay’s words on receiving his lifetime achievement award
ד״ר שׂרה זיו — פֿאָרזיצערין; פֿרוי יהודית סולל — גענעראַל דירעקטאָרין פֿון דער נאַציאָנאַלער אינסטאַנץ פֿאַר ייִדישער קולטור; חשובֿער עולם: ווען כ’בין געווען פֿינף יאָר אַלט, אין בוענאָס־אײַרעס, האָט מיך מײַן מוטער צום ערשטן מאָל געבראַכט צו דער פּיאַנע־לערערקע צוויי גאַסן פֿון אונדז. זי האָט מיר נישט געפֿרעגט. און איך האָב איר נישט געבעטן. אַזוי […]
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6 Hannukah hymns from Morocco to Poland
מיט די חנוכּה־ און פּסח־לידער איז שטענדיק אינטערעסאַנט צו פֿאַרגלײַכן ווי אַזוי פֿאַרשידענע ייִדישע עטנישע גרופּעס האָבן אײַנגעגלידערט די אוראַלטע לידער און זיי צוגעפּאַסט צו די מוזיקאַלישע סטילן פֿון זייער אַרום. מיר הייבן אָן מיט אַ פּיוט, וואָס איז מסתּמא דער סאַמע עלטסטער; ווי אַלע באַקאַנטע פּיוטים, האָבן די ייִדן פֿון פֿאַרשידענע לענדער געזונגען „מעוז […]
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