The Secret Jewish History Of Procol Harum
ifty years ago this spring, a then unknown British rock group called Procol Harum released its very first single, “A Whiter Shade Of Pale.” The distinctive recording went to No. 1 in the United...
CD Compiles Music from Jewish and Other Ghettos
Frank London, jazz trumpeter, band leader, co-founder of the Klezmatics, founder of the Klezmer Brass Allstars and co-founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, is one of the most important figures in the Klezmer Renaissance....
Yale Strom’s Broken Consort: Shimmering Lights – new CD/recording on the ARc UK label
‘Shimmering Lights’ is the delightful new studio album from ethnomusicologist Yale Strom. This album is a collection of traditional and new songs and instrumentals celebrating the Jewish Festival of Lights known as Hanukkah. ‘Shimmering...
Gale Kissin sings “Mame Loshn”
Few recordings so well selected, so clearly interpreted, and so significative as this one:
Gale Kissin sings Mama Loshn
15 songs that illustrate Jewish life and struggles through the last 300 years!
I was afraid that America...
Listen to ‘Despacito,’ Justin Bieber and Luis Fonsi’s megahit song, in Hebrew
(JTA) — Attention Jews who love to dance to Latin grooves: There is a Hebrew version of “Despacito,” the first mostly Spanish-language song to become a number one Billboard chart hit in 20 years.
“Despacito,”...
Malpes Mit Tzeklapte Kep (Monkeys and head injuries), song based on “Five Little Monkeys...
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Monkeys and head injuries - Based on the famed rhythmic poem ' 5 little monkey's jumping on the bed... ', it makes for an arithmetical...
“Di shisl un dos tepl” (The Platter and the Pot), song based on...
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
The Platter and the Pot - Both kitchen objects quarrel all the time to try to suggest who is the better one or the more...
“A Ketzl” (The Cat), song based on “El Gato de Barrio”, by Cri Cri
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
The Cat - This cat lives happily in a neighborhood he knows well. He never wants to leave as he can describe all its inhabitants ...
“Flaterl” (Butterfly) y “Unter a kleyn beymale” (Under the little tree)
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Butterfly, Song from poet Beyle Schechter Gottessman; and song from Jewish Folklore, ' Under the little tree'. The first describes a butterfly jumping from flower to...
A Mayzl (The Mouse), song based on “El Ratón Vaquero”, by Cri Cri
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
The Mouse - A mouse got into the house of another and makes believe he is the boss. The owner is uncomfortable to have him...