Goodbye, Flory Jagoda
On 29th of January of 2021 Flory Jagoda passed away at her 97 years old. She had a long and prolific career and she was the author of the very…
MBS after Tu B’Shvat, with the Iraqi song for the blooming trees and two legends about Yosef Chaim
29nd January 2021 – Shabbat is almost here And Tu B’Shvat just ended yesterday! Let’s listen to a song about the blooming trees of Iraq, a piyyut by Yosef Chaim,…
MBS with the chazan’s chazan born in a land of shifting borders. Guess who?
22nd January 2021 – Shabbat is almost here And today we’ll listen to the so called chazan’s chazan, Moshe Koussevitzky, with a piece specifically used by the cantors to initiate the…
MBS with the first commercial Sephardi recording… probably! Haim Effendi is our protagonist
15th January 2021 – Shabbat is almost here And today we’ll listen to a performer and composer who was recorded in 1908 in a production that vies for the honor of…
MBS with the cultural redeemer for the North African Jews in Israel, Rabbi David Bouzaglo
8th January 2021 – Shabbat is almost here And today we’ll listen to the payṭan who gave back their cultural identity to the North African Jewish migrants in Israel: Rabbi David Bouzaglo Hello, how…
MBS with a tribute to the musicians: Yossel Der Klezmer, by Theodore Bikel, and Yosl Klezmer, by Lazar Weiner
1st January 2021 – Shabbat is almost here And today we’ll share Yossel Der Klezmer, sang by Theodore Bikel, and also Yosl Klezmer, the composition by Lazar Weiner. What do they have in…