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23/05/2024
Yerushalayim shel zahav (Jerusalem of Gold)
This playlist features 12 versions of Naomi Shemer's famous song, Jerusalem of Gold (ירושלים של זהב - Yerushalayim shel zahav), in Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Spanish, English and even Finnish …
21/05/2024
Shemer, Naomi (1930 – 2004)
Considered a leading Israeli singer-songwriter and poet, Naomi Shemer was born on July 13, 1930 in Kvutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz situated south of the Sea of Galilee …
14/05/2024
Release of 4 new choral and instrumental scores by Itai Daniel
Itaï Daniel's compositions are deeply inspired by Judaism and its music. Discover four new scores by this composer: a medley of the main Hanukkah melodies, a Grand Kaddish, a cantata on the biblical text of Cain and Abel, and the poignant sonata for transverse flute …
14/04/2024
THE PASSOVER SEDER IN THE MOROCCAN RITE
In this article, we present the main songs and prayers of the Passover Seder evening, in the Moroccan rite …
03/04/2024
MAURICE EL MÉDIONI COLLECTION
In 2010, Maurice El Médioni donated several audio documents, concert videos, programmes, press articles and other archives retracing his career to the EIJM …
03/04/2024
El Médioni, Maurice (1928-2024)
Pianist, composer, arranger and performer Maurice El Médioni, born in 1928 in Oran (Algeria), was one of the leading figures in Arabo-Andalusian music, rai and Franco-Arabic chanson …
05/02/2024
Léon Algazi (1890-1971), a Jewish music pioneer in France
In the "Life Courses" series, Jacques Algazi (1934-2021) reveals the life of his father, Léon Algazi (1890-1971), a tireless intellectual musician of Romanian origin, who contributed in particular to the diffusion of Jewish music in France …
24/01/2024
Heichal Menachem
(New York, United States) Lubavitch website giving access to over 500 traditional nigunim that can be listened online! …
17/01/2024
Sefarad in the piano – Toni Costa
Inspired by Judeo-Spanish folk poetry, jazz, early music and the popular rhythms of flamenco, the pianist Toni Costa presents his personal vision of Sephardic melodies on this original album. …