The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim

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Mazor, Yaakov, editor. The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim, Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel vol. 17, 1st edition. The Jewish Music Research Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem AMTI 0402, 2004, 2 compact discs.

Contains niggunim of various genres, and from various Hasidic dynasties, performed either in solo or group singing (choir or congregation), occasionally with instrumental accompaniment. The niggunim are taken from a variety of calendar and life-cycle events: Shabbat, Festivals, Zemirot, Tish, Wedding, Dance, Devequt, Marches, Waltzes, etc.
Most of the tracks were recorded in Jerusalem and Benei Berak, others in Kefar Habbad, Rehovot, and one in the US.
All niggunim have been selected from recordings, made since 1961, which are preserved in the collection of the National Sound Archive (NSA) of the Jewish National and Universitary Library, Jerusalem.
Alongside some Pan-Hasidic niggunim, this compilation represents the following Hasidic communities: Lubavich, Vizhnitz, Karlin (main part of the corpus); Bobov, Boyan, Slonim, Spinka, Sanz, Kretshniff, Toledot Aharon (fair number of recordings); Amshinov, Biale, Gur, Wurke, Lelov, Modzhitz, Porisov, Shomerei Emunim and others (few examples).

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Sound Examples

The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim

By Shalom Kharitonov

The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim

Composed by Rabbi Ben-Zion Halberstam


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