Rubin, Ruth (1906-2000)
Born Rifkele Royzenblatt [Rivke Rosenblatt] in Montreal, in 1906, to immigrants from Bessarabia, she came into a household of literature and music. Growing up in Canada, little Ruth spoke Yiddish
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Zrihan, Emile
Born in Rabat, Morocco in 1952, Emile Zrihan (sometimes written “Zrihen”) was introduced to Jewish liturgical chant and Moroccan folk music at an early age. He emigrated to Israel with
Tounsi, El Kahlaoui (1932-2000)
El Kahlaoui Tounsi, whose real name was Elie Touitou, was born in Tunis on January 24, 1932. He spent his childhood in the popular neighborhoods which had a strong artistic
Viniciu Moroianu performs George Enescu
Here is a beautiful CD dedicated to the composer, virtuoso violonist, pianist and conductor George Enescu (1881-1955). Recorded in his native country, Romania, this compilation was conceived to be built
Zimet, Ben (1935)
Ben Zimet, a native of Canada with a Jewish-Polish origin, is a Yiddish singer and story teller who lived for a long time in France. After his youth spent in
Klezmer Attitude : the band “The Klezmorim”
KLEZMER ATTITUDE – MARCH 3, 2008 – RADIO JUDAICA LYON (RJL) (94.5). Radio program in French
Balagan Box : the album Shabbat Night Fever
BALAGAN BOX – JULY 5, 2008 – RADIO SHALOM (94.8 FM)
Shabbat songs in the Ethiopian rite
A selection of Ethiopian Shabbat prayers, sung by a solo priest and a priestly choir, mainly in the Ge’ez language – a sacred idiom, known only to the initiated
The Chasidic Shabbat songs
A selection of Shabbat songs from various Chasidic dynasties (Gur, Loubavitch, Bratslav…) and more contemporary interpretations by Shlomo Carlebach, Mordechai Ben David, Avraham Fried or Yaakov Shwekey
The Judeo-Portuguese rites in France : Bordeaux, Bayonne, Paris
Engaged in a PhD research work, Hervé Roten studied during seven years the music of the Judeo-Portuguese communities from all sides. He collected precious information, and his thesis that was