Sunday, November 23, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Where Are The Musicians On This?
And, where is President Obama? The EU leadership?
Sick hit parade: Another Palestinian song praises running over Jews
Sick hit parade: Another Palestinian song praises running over Jews
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Monday, November 17, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Friday, November 07, 2014
Sing, Sing, Sing
Over at Cross-Currents... Aaron White pens "TheThree Cardinal Sins of Singing".
With regard to Sin One - I agree with him about the song "Zochreini Na". In fact, I wrote about it in 2003 here. However, it is not Mordechai Ben David's song. It is Dov Shurin's. Credit/blame where it is due.
With regard to Sin Two... Mr. White judges people based on superficialities, ironic given his intended point about moving past superficialities in choosing music. One can be sitting in a hotel in the "lap of luxury", seemingly jovially, while still having serious personal issues on one's mind, whether health, financial, or faith based, any of which would well connect to those lyrics.
I think the underlying issue is not only, as the author notes, that singing is vertical rather than horizontal. I think it is also connected to the fact that so many are Jewishly illiterate, and even after years of Day school, cannot translate the words to many popular songs, and certainly can't identify the textual source. I can't even estimate how many times frum singers have asked for the source of lyrics to a new (or rediscovered) "in" song like "Mareh Cohen" (from the high point of the Yom Kippur musaf).
With regard to Sin One - I agree with him about the song "Zochreini Na". In fact, I wrote about it in 2003 here. However, it is not Mordechai Ben David's song. It is Dov Shurin's. Credit/blame where it is due.
With regard to Sin Two... Mr. White judges people based on superficialities, ironic given his intended point about moving past superficialities in choosing music. One can be sitting in a hotel in the "lap of luxury", seemingly jovially, while still having serious personal issues on one's mind, whether health, financial, or faith based, any of which would well connect to those lyrics.
I think the underlying issue is not only, as the author notes, that singing is vertical rather than horizontal. I think it is also connected to the fact that so many are Jewishly illiterate, and even after years of Day school, cannot translate the words to many popular songs, and certainly can't identify the textual source. I can't even estimate how many times frum singers have asked for the source of lyrics to a new (or rediscovered) "in" song like "Mareh Cohen" (from the high point of the Yom Kippur musaf).
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Sunday, November 02, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Monday, October 06, 2014
Friday, October 03, 2014
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
David Schlusselberg- I Miss Her
David Schlusselberg, 27, lost his mother to breast cancer when he was a child. Today, he launched his first single, "I Miss Her," in order to raise awareness about the illness. "Through the hard times, music has always been my way of coping," he said.
Via The Jewish Week
Via The Jewish Week
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Long Article On Freygish Mode
How Time’s Arrow and the Phrygian Half-Step Make Jewish Music Holy
I found this tedious and I like this stuff. And Tablet printed it. Wow!
Hat tip, E.
I found this tedious and I like this stuff. And Tablet printed it. Wow!
Hat tip, E.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Itzik Eshel - El Ukraina אל אוקראינה - איציק אשל
So Sephardic Breslov Rosh Hashana in Uman dance trax... it's a thing.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
CME (Chaim Meir Erps) Rabi Nachman חיים מאיר ערפס - רבי נחמן
So Yiddish Breslov dance trax... it's a thing.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
קמתי באשמורת - רועי אמיר ועידו פורטל - Kamti Beashmoret
Roee Amir writes:
As Rosh Hashana approaches, I would like to share with you a new rendition for the Piyyut "Kamti BeAshmoret", which is usually said right before Selichot.
A part of the music is loosely based on a traditional Moroccan-Jewish chant, and the other is original.In order to achieve the special sound and feeling of the song, the production process incorporated talented musicians from all over the world.Your feedback and/or sharing of the song would be greatly appreciated.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Vayidom Aharon, Not!
Satmar Rebbe speaks about ALS ice bucket challenge and Niggun Hastara
Here's it is isYiddish:
Here's it is isYiddish:
דברות קודש מ'מהר"א מסאטמאר היום אצל דינור לטובת המוסדות במאנסי בשילוב עם יארצייט טיש של היטב לב זצ"ל: איך האב געוואלט זאגן אזא נקדה, יעצט איז די עולם אויף מיט א נייע ניגן וואס הייסט ואפילו בהסתרה, איך בון נאכגעגאנגען די ניגן און דער ניגן שטאמט פון מקורות זרים נאך פון די דייטשן ימח שמם, אויך דער נייע פירצה פון זיך אנגיסן מיט וואסער וואס מיר האבן דאס נישט געזען ביי אינזער אבות הקדושים, איבערהויפט וועם פרויען מאכן דאס, און דאס איז זייער נישט איידל הן הגשמיות והן ברחניות צוליב וואס די קלייד הייבט זיך אויף ווען מען טאנצט פון קעלט און אסאך טון אויס די בגדים ברבים צוליב וואס עס איז נאס געווארן, און עס האט שוין פארדארבט גאר אסאך בחורים, און איך וועל עס מסביר זיין באריכות אן צווייטן מאל, וועגן דעם בעט איך במר נפשי און איך פאדער שטרענג פון די הנהלה פון די בית רחל עס איז אסור פאר א תלמידה זיך אנציגיסן מיט קאלט וואסער נאר און שויער איז עס ערלויבט, און בשום אופן דאס נישט אפ כאפען, און אויב בדיעבד האט מען יא, זאל מען דאס ח״ו נישט צושפרייטן אויף וואטסעפ, און פאר די מענער וויל איך בעטן מען זאל נישט מער זינגען דעם ניגן, ווייל לויט ווי די מחנכים געבן איבער ברענגט איינס צום צווייטען.Doesn't sound any more compelling. He's either saying "I make stuff up" or 'I accept made up #$%@ as fact'. I don't believe Nigun Hastore is a secular German song.
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
How Embarrassing!
The article title that is, Cutest Maccabeat Goes Solo, not the story itself.
Best line:
Best line:
“I was in an orthodox all male a cappella group for God’s sake,” he exclaimed with a laugh, “I better have thick skin!”
New U2 Album "Songs of Innocence" Is Now Free
Here's a paradigm shift. U2 Gives Away New Album NOW, Skip Charts, And Who Cares? No Money in CD Sales.
The new U2 album is free on iTunes until Oct. 13th.
Check it out!
I wonder about how this strategy might be effectively used in the Jewish music world...
The new U2 album is free on iTunes until Oct. 13th.
Check it out!
I wonder about how this strategy might be effectively used in the Jewish music world...
Monday, September 08, 2014
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Dueling Bands - Shloimy Daskal Edition
A little dueling bandstands for you today... Shloimy Daskal vs. Shloimy Daskal.
Since it's become very common for people to hire a band and a separate featured vocalist, there are lots of times when name singers are performing the same songs/arrangements with different bands.
It can be interesting to contrast these versions. Here's one such 'battle of the bands".
The tune is an old Tzlil V'zemer number (off of Vol. 2), which was more recently covered by Dedi in the '90's, IIRC. This Latin arrangement is based on the Dedi version
To me, the Freilach version is much more interesting. (I don't think their arrangement works as well on the second tune they segue into.) Both versions are reasonable well-done, as it were. Freilach takes it out of wedding band cover territory, adding their own personality to it.
What do you think?
Freilach Orchestra version
Aaron Teitelbaum Orchestra & Productions version
Since it's become very common for people to hire a band and a separate featured vocalist, there are lots of times when name singers are performing the same songs/arrangements with different bands.
It can be interesting to contrast these versions. Here's one such 'battle of the bands".
The tune is an old Tzlil V'zemer number (off of Vol. 2), which was more recently covered by Dedi in the '90's, IIRC. This Latin arrangement is based on the Dedi version
To me, the Freilach version is much more interesting. (I don't think their arrangement works as well on the second tune they segue into.) Both versions are reasonable well-done, as it were. Freilach takes it out of wedding band cover territory, adding their own personality to it.
What do you think?
Freilach Orchestra version
Aaron Teitelbaum Orchestra & Productions version
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Monday, September 01, 2014
No Playing Tkof Taaseh Biguim
Over at Life in Israel: Interesting Psak: no playing Tkof Taaseh Biguim
I disagree with this.... the lyrics are violent, but the tune isn't, and humor/parody serves an important function too.
I disagree with this.... the lyrics are violent, but the tune isn't, and humor/parody serves an important function too.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Bad Move, Givati!
In the J-Post: IDF commander nixes concert by female pop star for fear of offending religious troops.
This is a bad decision by the commander. He could have used the opportunity to build, instead of destroy, unity. Instead of refusing/canceling the show, he should have scheduled the show, and -- unlike the usual army MO which forces religious soldiers to be in attendance when there are female vocalists, against their religious beliefs -- simply exempted those soldiers who felt religiously uncomfortable from going to the show.
This wouldn't have damaged the religious secular unity, which has improved over the course of this water, and also would have set a precedent for religious cooperation about such things within the army structure, which would be a long-term improvement for the religious soldiers he claims he's protecting.
Really poor judgement here.
This is a bad decision by the commander. He could have used the opportunity to build, instead of destroy, unity. Instead of refusing/canceling the show, he should have scheduled the show, and -- unlike the usual army MO which forces religious soldiers to be in attendance when there are female vocalists, against their religious beliefs -- simply exempted those soldiers who felt religiously uncomfortable from going to the show.
This wouldn't have damaged the religious secular unity, which has improved over the course of this water, and also would have set a precedent for religious cooperation about such things within the army structure, which would be a long-term improvement for the religious soldiers he claims he's protecting.
Really poor judgement here.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Friday, August 08, 2014
Thursday, August 07, 2014
The Audience Better Buy Lots of Drinks
The Bulletproof Stockings play Arlene's Grocery: All-female Hasidic rock band bans men from show.
The audience better buy lots of drinks, otherwise, there's no point to the venue accommodating them (and other drum women's bands) in the future.
The audience better buy lots of drinks, otherwise, there's no point to the venue accommodating them (and other drum women's bands) in the future.
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Monday, August 04, 2014
Hamas Song Bombs!
So Hamas released a song about terrorizing Israel... and the Israeli's got to work recording covers and tributes.
Hamas Scare Clip Becomes Israel's Summer Hit
My fave is the Smurf one:
Hamas Scare Clip Becomes Israel's Summer Hit
My fave is the Smurf one:
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
The Devil Went Down To Gaza
Charlie Daniels (yes, that Charlie Daniels) posts "Israel and Her Enemies."
Friday, July 11, 2014
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
Monday, July 07, 2014
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Avraham Fried Is A Class Act!
He was asked to sing at a shiva visit at the home of one of the Israeli boys who was kidnapped and murdered.
תניא אברהם פריד ונעם יעקובסון בניחום אבלים אצל משפחתו של גיל-עד שער בטלמון ז' תמוז התשע"ד
תניא אברהם פריד ונעם יעקובסון בניחום אבלים אצל משפחתו של גיל-עד שער בטלמון ז' תמוז התשע"ד
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
"Jimmy Hendrix Religious Experience"
Over at Pinkasot M'pi Ha'aton: A Religious Approach To Art and the Aesthetic
Monday, June 23, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Monday, June 09, 2014
Friday, June 06, 2014
Monday, June 02, 2014
The Chareidi Penguin Dance
עונג שבת (עונ"ש): גלגולו של ריקוד: הפינגווין והחרדים:
Note this warning: (אזהרה למחמירים בהלכות צניעות: יש הרבה בנות עם ביקיני).
Note this warning: (אזהרה למחמירים בהלכות צניעות: יש הרבה בנות עם ביקיני).
Friday, May 30, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
More Peeps
This yeshiva bochur NEEDS to know what rock/pop song/riff you're going to play as a fanfare to introduce the chosson and kallah. No waiting for him; he abhors surprises.
"What's His Name"
This peep needs to know the names of every musician in the band. He's best friends with "Who's The Drummer" guy and "What Intro Are You Playing Tonight" guy. It's always guys.
"Where Are You Tomorrow"
This peep needs no explanation, just a helpful tip as to where he should go panhandle tomorrow.
"The Critic"
This fine peep comments on how you play, comparing your playing to previous occasions he's heard you. Sample quote: "Nice version of Hamalach you played tonight. Very majestic!"
"The Pervy Mashgiach"
This kashrut supervisor hangs around with the event staff trading masturbation jokes and other such repartee.... then he moves on to making jokes about rabbis issuing lenient rulings for cash...
"Canada Dry Guy"
This wealthy peep is quite the character. Walking in to a gorgeously set room at an event he's hosting, he can only see imperfections, finding fault in all sorts of arbitrary ways. He was most disturbed by the fact that the caterer had suppled Seagrams ginger ale instead of Canada Dry. The caterer says he has another brand on the truck. No sir, Schweppes is not acceptable either.
"K-Pop Fans"
These yeshivish peeps happen to love K-pop, so that's what they want for their wedding. A K-Pop fanfare to introduce the bride and groom. Betcha Jang Geun Suk never imagined their music at Ateres Avrohom!
"The Mixed Dancers"
A pumping band. A rocking young yeshivish singer, who has jumped of the bandstand and is dancing in front, interacting with the nearby men's circle as he sings right next to the potted plant mechitza at this MO affair. Two middle aged ladies, right on the other side of the foliage, watching him, commenting about how good he is, dancing right along with him, responding to his moves as he does his thing! They are dancing with him, even though he has no clue.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Lesbianism Is Contagious!
Or so, one rabbi announced. Now he's got to pay $17,000 +. FM posts details in Orthodox Rabbi Warns Men To Keep Their Wives Away From Lesbian Dance Teacher.
She Cant, Matisyahu Can
Matisyahu to sing with female cantor
“He’s evolved away from halacha and Orthodoxy. Singing with a female cantor is a big step for him,” Hutchings reflected.
Read more: Matisyahu to sing with female cantor | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/matisyahu-to-sing-with-female-cantor/#ixzz31cOuOoWv
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Gimme Some Horns!
Recently, I've been spending some time going through old cassette recordings of jewish wedding music, largely from the '80's, in a garage cleaning effort. Re-listening to these tracks, one thing in particular stands out, compared to today's Chasidic wedding recordings; the incredible nuances in the horn tracks on the albums I'm checking out. There is some seriously great horn playing here, especially the tightly phrased section work, which is well-harmonized, and articulated as a unit. So much richer than the typical arrangements heard today. I imagine a large part of this is due to the frequency of the gigs -- these guys worked together at weddings every night, not just in the studio -- and the emphasis on section harmony playing, which is somewhat of a lost art on simcha bandstands these days. Some really nice work here!
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Saturday, May 03, 2014
Vehigadeta Levitcha
A nice feature on Moussa Berlin and his daughter, Odelia: והגדת לבנך - ניגון בשני קולות
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