28/11/2017
The music of Cheikh Raymond
Son of a Christian mother and Jewish father, Cheikh Raymond was the undisputed master of Arab-Andalusian music, called “Malouf” in Constantine …
22/11/2017
Yiddish revolutionary songs
Many revolutionary songs have been written in Yiddish since the end of the 19th century until today Many revolutionary songs have been written in Yiddish, by composers such as David …
15/11/2017
Judeo-Spanish songs: part 3
Judeo-Spanish is the vernacular language of the descendants of Jews chased from the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 and 1497 Following their expulsion, the Sefardi Jews (the word Sefarad means Spain in Hebrew) …
26/10/2017
The Jewish traditional wedding 2nd part
The wedding in Jewish tradition follows certain rules. It’s about celebrating the marriage of two people, but also their belonging to a religious life. Often the future husband and wife …
17/10/2017
Jewish mothers, 2nd part
The stereotype of the Jewish mother fed generations of psychoanalysts and inspired many autobiographic and satiric books. The following playlist is a tribute to all Jewish mothers …
03/10/2017
Israël Lovy (1773-1832)
Listen to the works of Israël Lovy, initiator of the reforming of the French Jewish cult in the beginning of the 19th century …
27/09/2017
Yom Kippur, 2nd part
Discover a new selection of tunes for Yom Kippur, one of the High Holy Days of the Jewish calendar …
20/09/2017
Rosh Hashanah, 2nd part
Listen to a selection of tunes from Rosh Hashana performed by Michel Heymann, Philippe Darmon, Shalom Berlinski, Adolphe Attia …
