The Heart and Soul of Jewish Music. A unique compilation of the most popular Jewish songs as performed by some of the most famous recording artists in the world.
“Jewish Soul” features world-renown artists who have achieve world-wide fame in the fields of Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Classical, Opera, and Popular music. The universal …
This two-CD set is the first of its kind: an in-depth historicalexamination of the cultural and political relationships betweenU.S. Latinos and Jews through popular music! The songsfeature Jewish artists engaging with Latin styles, and Latinoartists engaging with Jewish themes, following the evolution ofa musical relationship from early 20th-century novelty songsthrough 1970s and 1980s salsa classics.The project includes archival …
This is the Big Band Masada project you ve been waiting for. Led by composers Sam Eastmond and Nikki Franklin, The SPIKE Orchestra is a large ensemble that draws on a wide range of influences including Duke Ellington, Frank Zappa, Carl Stalling,Zorn and more. Melding jazz, rock, klezmer, cartoon and the avant-garde into a compelling and cohesive vision, …
From ancient times to the modern era, celebration has had a thousand sounds in the world s Jewish communities. The songs that accompany these moments of joy and reflection take different forms and embrace unexpected genres across the Jewish Diaspora. From Moldava to Uganda, tango to ska, A Jewish Celebration chronicles the upbeat diversity of global Jewish music. …
Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu, whose transcendent live shows are widely celebrated for moving masses around the globe, has once again captured the magic that he creates on stage with his new live DVD. Live at Stubb’s Vol. II, set for release on February 1, 2011, is the second installment in his signature Live at Stubb’s series. When Matisyahu’s groundbreaking …
City of the Future – Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union
Yale Strom, the multiply gifted American violinist, composer, filmmaker, writer, educator, photographer and playwright is among other things, considered a pioneer among klezmer revivalists with his comprehensive field research in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans regions within the Jewish and Rom communities. City of the Future explores the Jewish songs composed by Shmuel Polonski in 1931, …
Theodore Bikel is one of the most important folk singers of the recording era, and during his legendary tenure at Elektra Records, he recorded a multitude of albums exploring virtually every nook and cranny of the ethnic folk music canon. But it is his three Yiddish recordings 1958 s Theodore Bikel Sings Jewish Folk Songs, 1959 s More …
Matisyahu blasts off with his 4th album Spark Seeker, produced by Kool Kojack (Nicki Minaj, Travis Barker, Ke$ha). This bold new studio album finds the one-of-a-kind vocalist and songwriter exploring uncharted territory with help from an expansive cast of collaborators. My musical tastes are all over the board, he says in reference to a record that mixes ancient …
Ancient nigunim (songs) and soulful melodies, including a nigun by the Ba’al Shem Tov and the rousing Bandits’ Nigun. Deeply moving singing, a cappella or accompanied by instruments including fiddle, flutes, bouzouki, guitar and darbouka. Includes 3 bonus tracks from celebrated Klezmer group The Burning Bush. A revered musician in the international Jewish community, ‘Mike Tabor is one …
15 Jewish favorites for kids and the grownups who love them! Join us on this captivating journey of fun and familiar Jewish songs! From the jungle-drum infused rhythms of Zum Gali Gali to a swinging jazz rendition of Eitz Chayim, this is one children’s CD parents won’t mind listening to again and again. Lead musicians (and sisters) Stephanie …