Jewish music
Jewish Convert Explores Faith And Belonging Through Country Music
How a Texan convert to Judaism became a country music star.
Meet the Jewish Punk Bands That Throw Gefilte Fish, Bagels and Hummus
Nosh or Mosh? These groups used Jewish food and drink during live shows as playful-yet-resonant entry points to Jewishness.
Singing is Just the Beginning
For members of The Cantors Assembly, singing is only the beginning of their impactful work.
Meet the Top 11 Jewish Sellout Artists
There’s a long tradition of musicians shilling for product to make ends meet. Some of America’s greatest Jewish songwriters have commercialized music with the best of them — starting with Lou Reed.
Help Us Find The Best New Voices in Jewish Music
Who’s the next Shlomo Carlebach? Or Ofra Haza? Or Debbie Friedman? We’re looking for the best new voices in Jewish music. Do you or someone you know fit that description? Apply here!
An Electric Simcha With Omar Souleyman
Omar Souleyman is a singer from Hasakah, Syria, who plays a techno-ish version of dabke, an Arabic folk music usually heard at weddings. He performs in a red-and-white checkered keffiyeh, dark glasses, and a moustache.
Horas for Headbangers
Back in 1997, “Buena Vista Social Club” introduced American audiences to a style of Cuban music that was popular in Havana in the 1950s. The album charmed the critics, topped the charts, spawned a documentary film, and was championed by Starbucks when the coffee behemoth decided to become a curator of world music.
Songs in the Key of Supernatural
With the release of Galeet Dardashti’s album “The Naming,” we can officially say we are in the year of the female Jewish voice. Following the exhilarating Mycale project (who opened for Dardashti this week at the intimate Le Poisson Rouge in New York) and Charming Hostess’s new album, Dardashti contributes seven tracks of impressive vocal dexterity and only slightly less compelling lyrical material. The album also finds her working solo, instead of with her regular gig: the Middle East global-fusion band Divahn.
Rabbi Greg Wall on the BBC
The BBC doesn’t interview American rabbis all that often, let alone mention them in a completely spiritual, non-political context. But their recent special on Rabbi Greg Wall pleasantly defies expectations.
