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Together, they are on a mission to bring back the music of Jewish immigrants who arrived in Argentina during the 20th century, fleeing violence and discrimination in Europe.
Penn Libraries, the University of Pennsylvania-based repository for the Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Sound Archive, calls it “among the most important resources in the world for the study of ...
Yiddish Glory is a newly recorded album of Jewish folk songs, documented during World War II but thought lost for decades, that matches their of-the-moment lyrics to the folk songs they piggybacked.
The New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival, now entering its second year, is a relative newcomer to the Jewish festival scene. If it lacks the breadth of Toronto’s venerable Ashkenazic ...
In Di Naye Kapelye, we prefer to tell folks we play Jewish music. Old Jewish music.” The klezmorim of pre-war Europe would understand.
The hora, the hora! How American-Jewish wedding music changed its tune over the years Musicologist Uri Schreter charts how US Jews have fused old traditions with new since arriving in the country ...
The 12th annual nationwide month-long Jewish Music Festival began yesterday in synagogues throughout the country. The festival is coordinated by the National Jewish Music Council, which is ...
The first release from Borscht Beat — a record label from Aaron Bendich, who hosts a Jewish music radio show by the same name — is an album he describes as “Yiddish psychedelic rock fusion.” ...
Steadfast listeners of “Borscht Beat” — a weekly FM radio show featuring Jewish music, old and new — will be thrilled to hear of host Aaron Bendich’s latest project: a new Jewish record ...
This week on Alt.Latino, we explore the deeply intertwined roots that connect Jewish and Latin music. Professor Josh Kun teaches at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for ...
It’s been dubbed Kleztronica. Essentially electronic dance music with klezmer elements, the year-old genre is made to a large degree with samplers and synthesizers, though old-school instruments ...
The sixth annual Humboldt Jewish Music & Cultural Festival is slated for Feb. 1 and 2 at Temple Beth El, 3233 T St., Eureka. This year’s event – which includes several workshops, a dance party ...