Music Rises Like A Phoenix
Telling the story of someone’s life without turning it into a thick biography is the art of the raconteur. The art is to seize upon a single, defining moment and work from there. Maestro...
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....
“Der Rebbe Elimelekh” collection, from the world to your home
Der Rebbe Elimelekh 25 versions from all over the world presented by SaveTheMusic.
"Der Rebbe Elimelekh" is a Yiddish song written in 1927 by Moyshe Nadir and loosely based on the song Old King Cole.
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Going a capella for the period of Jewish mourning
When comedian Mendy Pellin posted on Twitter that “Sefira music is the audio equivalents of Pesach cereal,” he was referring to the recent trend of Orthodox singers to produce albums and singles of a capella music...
“Partizaner-himen” (Partisans’ Hymn) or “Zog nit keyn mol,” performed by The JPPC
Lyrics: Hirsh Glik (1922-1944)
Melody: Dmitry Pokrass (1899-1978)
Musical arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018)
Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus
דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר
(formerly Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC)
Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט
Seth Weinstein, pianist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdTnthBw2o
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...
Traditional passover songs for listening, singing and enjoying!
The Maccabeats - Dayenu - Passover - דיינו
Music video for “Dayenu," a multi-genre twist on the classic Passover Seder song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZgDNPGZ9Sg&list=RDCZgDNPGZ9Sg&start_radio=1
Gad Elbaz - Ma Nishtana גד אלבז - מה נשתנה
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1rH7rYuZQE
Prayer-eoke: The Four Questions (Mah Nishtana...)...
Watch “Who Knows One?” Yiddish-style: “Mu adabru, mu asapru” in 4-part harmony
Traditional Yiddish Passover song with Aramaic title
Akin to the English “Who Knows One?”
Choral arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2017-18)
This choral arrangement was funded by a grant from The Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq4RUs27Eas
Jewish People’s Philharmonic...
Adam Kleinberg – Ordinary Man (Official Video)
After winning an international competition, Adam Kleinberg, a Mexican artist who made aliyah 7 years ago and studied music at Rimon, Israel, releases his new single that promises to be a great success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcwyfABpWA
March 5, 1968: Syd Nathan’s “Race Records”
Record producer Syd Nathan, a high school drop-out who founded King Records in Cincinnati, died at 63 on this date in 1968. King Records released James Brown’s first single, “Please, Please”, as well as...