Probably recorded in the 1920s.

A video about Jewish music by JTS

An old Phil Ochs song becomes so much more poignant. Released by the Boston Jewish Music Festival today.

Theodore Bikel, in Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears, playing on the Segal Centre mainstage from July 8 – 22, 2012. Video by George Allister, courtesy of the Segal Centre.

Theodore Bikel and the Zamir Chorale singing Techezakna, a folk song arranged by Eleanor Epstein, at the 19th Annual North American Jewish Choral Festival in 2008, conducted by Matthew Lazar.

Theodore Bikel and Judy Collins “Kisses Sweeter than Wine” American folksong at 1963 Hooenanny

Edelweiss

Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, song from The Sound of Music

Theodore Bikel With Judy Collins in Newport Festival in 1962 Greenland Whale Fisheries

Song by Rabbi Joe Black, performed in 2013, at Maxwell Street’s 30th Anniversary Concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Sounds of new Jewish music…..

Victoria Hanna acts as lead singing and acting in this piece on the Hebrew alphabet.

An old Shabbat table song set to a klezmer tune, dressed up by Yoni Genut. Enjoy!

Hebrew College “Kol Arev” Choir, featuring Cantor Charles Osborne in musical concert, August, 2012.
Hebrew College School of Jewish Music registration for Spring courses is now online. http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/jewish-music

Neshama Carlebach debuted in the Broadway production of Soul Doctor, a musical about the life of her father, Shlomo Carlebach.She wrote: “I had the honor of closing the evening, sharing a message of hope and joy and singing in his honor. Later that night, I performed with my band at a press
gathering/after party with Rev. Roger Hambrick and the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir. For me, the evening was a moment of deep liberation and victory. I made my Broadway debut, and was so happy and proud. I feel like I am still flying.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ztsx550pbA

Enjoy Youtube clips of someone singing the Mizmore LeDavid and Lecha Dodi with some traditional Sephardic melodies.

http://sephardijews.com/2013/03/08/sephardic-tune-for-mizmor-ledavid-lecha-dodi/

Tablet Magazine Online has an interesting article about the Orthodox community having a “kind of” American Idol show on Youtube. However, no one seems to have the stomach to do the criticism in the way that made that other show famous. Well, is that so bad? If you’re uncomfortable with that, How about reworking the premise to work within Jewish values?

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/music/140108/a-jewish-star-orthodox-idol

Lipa Schmeltzer has created many things, but a lot of people will relate to his “diet” song… in Yiddish.

with assertively Ashkenazi pronunciations, these kids are pretty cute.

Song composed by Yossi Green

Itzik Gottesman reports on the activities of the Yiddish Summer program held in Weimar. In Yiddish with English subtitles.

Something beautiful for a sunny spring day! Sung in Ladino by Betty Klein.

Where but YouTube would you be able to hear a new version of a national anthem? The Forward newspaper asked Neshama Carlebach to sing Hatikvah, but not just any recording. The article was suggesting some new lyrics that could potentially be more inclusive to all Israelis of whatever creed, color or religion in a democratic society. This proposed change is not just for Arabs (not Palestinians, but Israeli Arabs), but also may resonate with other minorities now living in Israel including Christians, Bahai, Druze, Buddhists and peoples of other faiths and ethnic groups.

Neshama Carlebach, daughter of the late Shlomo Carlebach, took up the idea and has released a YouTube video with the suggested new and “old”-er texts. Of course the lyrics of this song “Hatikvah” have been changed before, and also those other famous Jewish songs, such as “Jerusalem of Gold.” Each time, these changes have come about due to changes in historic circumstances.…
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You can view this project here.

http://www.lenkalichtenberg.com/breathingwalls.cfm

A few days ago, Moshe (Moussa) Berlin wrote this note:
“Some years ago, when playing the ceremony of 7th of Adar, at the tomb of
Rabi Shimeon in Meron,
There came a rumor that the famous composer and songwriter Naomi Shemer,
become ill. My thought at that time was what can I to help her in that
situation. (Meron is a place where people are praying, crying, asking their
requests for health, livelihood matchmaking etc’.) So I decided to play one
of her songs (Shirat Ha’asabim to words of R’ Nachman), and to combine it
with a Breslaver Nigun.
After I have done it (it was the first time in history that such song was
played in Meron) I was told that one of the Chassidim asked his friend
:”What is that tune?” and he was answered: “Oh, that is un alter nign”.…
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Bring your Lulav and Etrog into the Sukkah and Shake Shake Shake… (but not on Shabbes)
song and dance to the tune of “Twist and Shout”.

Rosh Hashanah — Mendy Pellin Style

Fountainheads Rosh Hashanah

Leonard Cohen

Varda & Udi Spielman with Meir Finkelstien –Shalom Rav

Germ Mandolin Orchestra

Watch the amazing music of Yemen Blues!

Students….way too much free time…. or …not?

Enjoy a piece from a concert held 1 September 2010 in Berlin.
Leon Gurvitch – Piano, Melodica
Frank London – Trumpet
Vladimir Karparov – Saxophon
Omar Rodriguez Calvo – Contrabass
Dimitris Christides – Drums

Check out this video.