16/03/2016
Israel of yesterday and today
Israel, promised land, is a non-ending source of inspiration for many singers with Jewish origins... …
16/03/2016
The French-Arabic repertoire (2nd part)
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY MARCH 15, 2016, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05.
This second part will focus on the life and work of some emblematic representatives of the second generation of singers. Among them: Blond-Blond, Lili Boniche, Albert Darmon dit Staïffi, Luc Cherki, El Kalaoui Tounsi, Maurice El Médioni, without forgetting the singer of the pied-noir song: Enrico Macias …
08/03/2016
Jewish cradle songs 1st part
Listen to a selection of cradle songs from various traditions …
07/03/2016
Women’s singing in Jewish tradition
The status of women in the Jewish tradition is often source of controversy. The halakha - the Jewish law - generally puts the woman in the role of the housekeeper, educator of her children. But it has not always been like that …
17/02/2016
The French-Arabic song repertoire (1st part)
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI – TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2016, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05.
In the 1930s, a new generation of North African singers launched a new musical trend based on covers of French songs in Arabic or the creation of songs mixing Arabic and French. This trend, which lasted for more than 70 years, was later called "Chanson francarabe" …
04/02/2016
Fernand Halphen, a composer in the Great War
On April 6, 2014, for the commemorations celebrating 100 years after World War 1 (1914-1918), the European Institute of Jewish Music organized a concert, along with the Museum of Art …
28/01/2016
The Jewish traditional wedding 1st part
The wedding in Jewish tradition follows certain rules. It’s about celebrating the union of two people, but also their belonging to a religious life …
