Musiques juives

From tradition to contemporary composition

The journal Diasporique (www.diasporiques.org), edited by Philippe Lazar, has published a review by Jean-François Lévy on the latest recordings in the Patrimoines Musicaux des Juifs de France collection (Vol. 8: Serge Kaufmann – Ima ou la mère dépossédée; Vol. 9: Kol Nidré – 8 visions) produced by the Fondation du Judaïsme Français.

Two new CDs to add to your collection…

Read Jean-François Lévy’s review “From tradition to contemporary composition” published in Diasporiques on March 13, 2011.

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