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Sabbath in Paradise
… Documentary. 85 min. Portraits musical encounter between radical Jewish musicians like John Zorn and traditionalists like Andy … contemporary klezmer musicians. Basis for the title is the folktale, 'Sabbath in Paradise,' which was originally told …
Too Early To Be Quiet, Too Late To Sing
… Alberstein's film. A flourishing Yiddish culture of poetry, music, drama, and literature came to an abrupt end with the … their poems and stories. Along the way she sings a Yiddish folk songs. With numerous albums to her name, Chava … songs. Her acclaimed CD 'The Well', where she set to music 15 poems of the greatest Yiddish poets of the 20th …
The Singing Blacksmith - Yankl der schmid
… with English subtitles. Director: Edgar Ulmer Yiddish musical, with cantorial legend Moishe Oysher. Moishe Oysher, … cantor and star of Yiddish radio, stars in Edgar G. Ulmer’s musical version of David Pinski’s play Yankl der Shmid. … this the most complete extant version of Ulmer’s lively folk operetta, replete with an example of Yiddish swing. … 3 …
The Dybbuk - Der dibuk
… The idea for the play came to Ansky as he led a Jewish folklore expedition through small towns of Eastern Europe, … actors and historical advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance interludes evoke the cultural richness of … … 81 … 81 … 9 … 35791 … Poland … … 1937 … Dance … Klezmer musicians … Klezmer music … Theater … Klezmer … Actors … …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… to produce this film, the most commercially successful musical in the history of the Yiddish cinema, starring Molly … Yiddish theater, vaudeville, and film. This is the classic folk comedy about a man and his daughter who, penniless, … romance. Green's original screenplay was enhanced by the folksy lyrics of Yiddish poet Itzik Manger and the memorable …
Song of the Sephardi
… portray and interpret the lyrics of the traditional Ladino folk songs that have been the lifeblood and musical soul of the Sephardi. The film was made with the … - Judizmo … Sephardim … Diaspora … Amsterdam … Sephardi music … Sepharad … Sephardi … Saloniki … Sephardic Jewish …
A Man from Munkasc: Gypsy Klezmer
… festivities, dance etc.), most of the time the klezmer musicians were not Jews but Rom. In fact, the Rom had played … examines how this persecuted group (the Rom) saved Jewish folk music until it could be returned to the Jews. We learn about …
Hava Nagila
… New York … RCA … … 1959; released on CD 1990 … Recordings … Folk music … Folk songs … New York … Concerts … Hava Nagila … Carnegie …
Musical Characteristics of East-European Jewish Folk-song
… in its entirety click on the link above. … 4 … 3 … The Musical Quarterly … The Musical Quarterly … 35578 … 634-645 … … Ashkenazi people … 18 … 1932 … Eastern Europe … Folk music … Folk songs … Ashkenaz … Europe … Melodies … Motifs … East … …
Hava Nagila--Come Let Us Be Joyous
… on the link above. During and immediately after WWII, the folksong Hava Nagila began to gain popularity worldwide. In … They performed a repertoire that fused traditional klezmer music, jazz, Yiddish and popular American songs. Although …