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Hidden sides of Jewish Music: Yom Hashoah

RADIO BROADCAST (In French) - On the occasion of the commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Hélène Engel presents works composed in the ghettos and concentration camps …

Ten Shabbat tunes for vocals or choir and piano

Four Shabbat melodies for choir and piano / Six Shabbat melodies for voice and piano by Itai Daniel. To be sung alone or accompanied …

Halali, Salim (1920-2005)

Salim Halali, whose real name was Simon Halali, was a singer-songwriter of oriental music, born July 30, 1920 in Annaba, Algeria. Born into a Jewish family from Souk Ahras, he …

Daniel, Itaï (1967)

Born in Israel, Itai Daniel is a composer, pianist and conductor. He begins his piano studies at the age of eight with renowned teachers such as Jonathan Zak, Boris Guslitzer …

Hidden sides of Jewish Music : Yiddishe Fantazye

Hélène Engel presents the CD Yiddishe Fantazye by the Trio Weisberger/Branthomme/Triestan, …

YouTube Channel of the EIJM

On the occasion of Passover, listen to Leil shimurim (the night of Passover) by the Ensemble Alla Francesca (Coll. PMJF, vol.12 - Ed. of the EIJM) on our YouTube Channel …

The Hélène Engel Collection

This collection includes nearly 220 radio programs by Hélène Engel dedicated to Jewish music, as well as a few tapes and CDs …

Alberto Hemsi : the Bela Bartok of Judeo-Spanish music

MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - April 10, 2018, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. Ketty Menasce-Hemsi evokes the memory and the Judeo-Spanish work of her father, the composer Alberto Hemsi (1898-1975) …

Hidden sides of Jewish music : Koby Israelite

Hélène Engel presents the music of Koby Israelite …

Voice of the Turtle – A different night

Unusual anthology of the Passover musical repertoire, this record contains in particular several versions of the traditional song "Had Gadya", a song present in the various traditions of the Jewish diaspora …