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13/07/2015
Hahn, Reynaldo (1874-1947)
Born in Caracas to a Venezuelan Catholic mother and a German father of Jewish origin, Reynaldo Hahn was a composer, conductor, singer and music critic who frequented the salons of Parisian high society from an early age …
13/07/2015
Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean / Cantares Judeo-espanoles del Ciclo de la Vida en el Mediterraneo Oriental
Published by the JMRC in 2014 under the direction of Susana Weich-Shahak, this double CD traces the various moments of the cycle of life in the Judeo-Spanish communities of the Eastern Mediterranean, since birth till death, passing by lullabies, children songs, wedding songs... …
13/07/2015
Ben Zimet – Aux sources du klezmer
Released by MLP Music, this double CD by the singer Ben Zimet features classic hits of Yiddish songs (Dona, dona), less known tunes (Beker Lid) and original covers (Di Grine Kuzine – African version) …
06/07/2015
Fuente Nueva – Traditional Jewish Moroccan Songs
This beautiful CD exhale the sweetness of Mediterranean life, the flavor of mint tea and the shadows of Moorish gardens …
30/06/2015
Serge Kaufmann – a composer in search of his roots
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2015, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. Serge Kaufmann, a radio and television broadcaster and composer, set out to create a genuine Jewish work by composing pieces with evocative names: Suite Yiddish, Memorah, Matsevah, Sèlah, Yesod …
02/06/2015
Music and musicians forbidden under the Third Reich
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY JUNE 2, 2015, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05.On the occasion of the commemoration of Yom HaShoah, listen to the program on so-called "degenerate" music, music qualified as such and banned under the Third Reich …
01/06/2015
Singing the woman – Yiddish songs Workshop
Watch excerpts of this workshop, with many yiddish songs and melodies from the women's repertoires …
10/03/2015
The chazan, the prayer and the synagogue’s chanting
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. As the bearer of the singing tradition of his synagogue, the chazan represents an extremely strong point of identity for the faithful …
04/03/2015
Treasures of Yiddish archives (part 1)
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY JANUARY 12, 2015, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. Between 1911 and 1914, the Jewish Historical and Ethnographic Society, founded in St. Petersburg in 1908, organized an ethnographic expedition that recorded about 500 cylinders containing nearly a thousand songs …
15/02/2015
La source de vie : At the time of the minstrels
A TV program hosted by Josy Eisenberg, directed by Pascale Kenigsberg-Cahen, with the participation of the Od Yossef Haï Foundation. Featuring an excerpt of the concert “Jews and trouvères” performed …