News
25/10/2016
Music of Yiddish theaters and cabarets, 2nd part
A second overview of the many Yiddish cultural and musical activities in Paris, since the beginning of the 19th century …
20/10/2016
Yerushe – Treasures from Yiddish musical archives
This CD, performed by Eléonore Biezunski and her group of musicians, revives an entire repertoire of Yiddish songs that lay dormant in European and American archives …
20/10/2016
Somos Los Cigarillos – Klezmer y Salsa
This CD dares the explosive experience of combining Latin and Klezmer klezmer music …
20/10/2016
Balkanes Sefarades – The encounter of Judeo-Spanish monodies with Bulgarian polyphonies
This CD mixing Sephardic and Bulgarian cultures offers a renewed and original vision of Judeo-Spanish song …
17/10/2016
Chasidic music 3rd part
The emergence of the Chasidic movement in Podolia, during the 2nd half of the 18th century, came along with the creation of a new way of singing, half way between …
08/10/2016
The Samoun-Szlakman Collection
This collection gathers around 30 discs of Yiddish, liturgical and Israeli music
…
05/10/2016
Samoun, Marlène
Born in Tlemcen in Algeria, Marlène Samoun is a French singer specializing in traditional music from the Mediterranean, especially Judeo-Spanish music. Her repertoire also comprises songs in Arab, Yiddish and Romani. …
05/10/2016
Yom Kippur, 1st part
Discover a selection of tunes for Yom Kippur, one of the High Holy Days of the Jewish calendar …
01/10/2016
Klezmer music: from the past to the present
Klezmer is an instrumental music for celebrations which was once performed in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe at weddings or joyous religious celebrations, such as Purim, Simhat Torah, or …