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23/10/2011
Argov, Zohar (1955-1987)
Zohar Argov, whose real name is Zohar Orkabi was an Israeli singer, born in the city of Rishon LeZion in Israel, on July 16, 1955. Of Yemeni descent, from a …
21/10/2011
Musiques liturgiques des Juifs de Tlemcen
This 6-CD set is devoted to the specific liturgy of the thousand-year-old Jewish community of Tlemcen …
20/10/2011
The prayer of Kol Nidre
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI – TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2011, JUDAIQUE FM, 21h05. "Kol Nidre", with these words start the impressive and deep prayer starting the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. By singing the Kol Nidre, the worshippers beg humbly God to cancel all the wishes, oaths, engagements …
11/10/2011
Baroque Jewish Music – Venice, Mantua, Amsterdam (1623 – 1774)
This CD, edited in homage to Israel Adler, includes 13 compositions by Salamone Rossi, Abraham Caceres and Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti, that witness the beauty of Jewish musical practice in Italy and Amsterdam, from the Baroque period to the beginning of the galant style …
25/09/2011
The renew of Judeo-Spanish music
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI – TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2011, JUDAIQUE FM, 21h05. Since several years, Judeo-Spanish music know a real renewal, with the emergence of a new generation of artists, determined to shake the repertoire of traditional songs. With Emmanuelle Rouvray, Thomas Baudrillier and Jessica Roda …
04/09/2011
Le chant liturgique juif éthiopien
This book by Olivier Tourny, ethnomusicologist in the CNRS and former director of the French Research Center in Jerusalem, describes in a pedagogical way the fascinating musical tradition of Ethiopian Jews …
04/09/2011
Axerico en Selanik
The French duet Mazal, with Emmanuelle Rouvray (vocals, percussions) and Thomas Baudriller (programming, sampler, bass, doublebass, mandoline), perform 10 traditional Sefardi songs in a musical electro-dance environment …
25/08/2011
The Ethiopian Jewish liturgical songs
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI – TUESDAY AUGUST 30, 2011, JUDAIQUE FM, 21h05. A radio program with Olivier Tourny, ethnomusicologist at the CNRS, who has devoted nearly 20 years of his life to Ethiopian Jewish music …
12/07/2011
Classic Yiddish Klezmer – 1905-1916
The 26 tunes of this compilation restore a part of the klezmer music repertoire edited in the USA in the beginning of the 20th century …