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...
Taybale: Chonita (Dove), Children’s song in Yiddish
A beautiful children's song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Dove - A nice girly-dove meets a male- dove who she wants to be friend. He seems too stuck up to notice her but she...
FREE today and tomorrow, multilingual concert in Yiddish and English. Experience “old” and new...
An electrifying virtual concert rebroadcasts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend to celebrate the music and shared experiences of the African American and Jewish communities.
It is in lyrics and music that we deepen...
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....
Fayerlesher – mayzalakh (Firemen Mouse), song based on “Ratones Bombero”, by Cri Cri
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Firemen Mouse - Valiant firemen-mouse that run to help out and save a mouse-girl as she jumps from the fire. They do not get distracted...
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...
“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...
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,”...
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...