[HANASHIR:5504] RE: Celebrate Passover Availble ...Pre- Release

[Shira Kline <shirlalala...>]

Dear Craig,
Is it too late to be on the Celebrate Passover list?  I hope not, I would very
much like to be added.  Thanks!  (If its too late, I'll get over it.)  My
address is:
Shira Kline
236 W. 10th st.  #19
New York, NY 10014

Let me know how the payment works.  Thanks!!  Shira

Steve Greenberg wrote:

> Hi Craig et al,
>
> Sounds great -- please add me to the list to order Celebrate Passover.  Let
> me know how you want to be paid.  I'm:
>
> Steve Greenberg
> 3101 E. Calhoun Pky., #606
> Minneapolis, MN  55408-2512
>
> sig (at) mdli(dot)com
>
> 612/823-5540
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CTaub1234 (at) aol(dot)com [SMTP:CTaub1234 (at) aol(dot)com]
> > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 1:54 PM
> > To:   hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> > Subject:      [HANASHIR:5433] Celebrate Passover Availble ...Pre- Release
> >
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > Celebrate Passover will soon be availble. As a special pre release offer
> > we
> > would be happy to provide list members with a copy of the cd for $12
> > including shipping!  Please
> > send us a note to this address by 3/15 and we will process your order.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Craig Taubman
> >
> >
> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    PRESS CONTACTS:
> > Beth Blenz-Clucas, 503-293-9498
> > Maxine Goldstein, 314-725-2522
> >
> > CRAIG 'N CO. LAUNCHES CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSIC LABEL
> > WITH "CELEBRATE PASSOVER"
> >
> > LOS ANGELES, CA, March 1, 2000 - Passover is the season when families
> > gather
> > and stories of exile and liberation are told and retold.  Music is an
> > integral part of the celebration, and a new recording will help everyone
> > get
> > in the spirit.
> >
> > Celebrate Passover is a compilation of some of the most innovative Jewish
> > music today, representing musical styles of the Middle East, Spain and
> > even
> > theAfrican spiritual as well as klezmer and other more traditional forms
> > of
> > spiritual expression. Celebrate Passover is due for release from
> > independent
> > label Craig 'n Co. on March 14 ($14.98CD/$9.98 cassette),
> >
> > The new album marks the launch of the Celebrate Series of Jewish music.
> > "Our
> > goal with the Celebrate Series is to create soundtracks for all of the
> > major
> > Jewish festivals and holidays," explains Craig Taubman, producer of the
> > series and one of the featured artists.
> >
> > For over two decades Craig 'n Co. has brought to life the joy and spirit
> > of
> > Jewish heritage.  In producing the Celebrate Series, Craig 'n Co. hopes to
> >
> > reach an even broader market exposing the community to new and exciting
> > artists representing a wide variety of musical genres. "Celebrate
> > Passover"
> > includes 14 cuts, including a track with Taubman and guitar legend
> > Laurence
> > Juber. Other featured artists include Debbie Friedman, Rick Recht, Shlomo
> > Gronich and the Sheba Choir, Alan Eder, Gerard Edery, David Broza, Alberto
> >
> > Mizrahi, Safam, Jon Simon, Karen Daniel, Linda Hirschorn, Dana Mase and
> > Doug
> > Mishkin.
> >
> > Taubman looks for music that touches people on a deep level. "Music and
> > art
> > can change our lives and attitudes in a very real and immediate way," he
> > explains. "Its effect may be difficult to describe in words, but its power
> >
> > cannot be denied."
> >
> > The next Celebrate Series releases in 2000 will be Celebrate Shabbat and
> > Celeb
> > rate Hanukkah. Celebrate Hanukkah is an all-encompassing celebration of
> > the
> > festival of lights, with songs representing contemporary, classical,
> > Yiddish
> > and Ladino musical styles, available this fall.
> >
> > In celebration of the season and the new record label, Craig 'n Co. will
> > donate 50 percent of the net proceeds from the sale of Celebrate Passover
> > to
> > ARMDI Magen David Adom, the equivalent of the Red Cross in Israel.
> >
> > Celebrate Passover is available at music and specialty stores nationally
> > or
> > by calling Sounds Write at (800) 976-8639. For more information about the
> > Cele
> > brate Series, call 800-6-CRAIG-8 or visit www.celebrateseries.com.
> > #  #  #
> >
> >
> >
> > CELEBRATE PASSOVER
> > Featured Artists
> >
> > LINDA HIRSCHORN travels around the country sharing music from her six
> > original recordings. Her songs have been published in major song
> > anthologies
> > and choral arrangements and are used around the world. RICK RECHT often
> > referred to as the Jewish Dave Matthews, is one of the fastest rising
> > stars
> > in the national Jewish music scene.  ALAN EDER is a Fulbright Scholar who
> > holds degrees in Ethnomusicology and African music performance. He is also
> >
> > the producer of the two best-selling Jewish Reggae Albums. GERARD EDERY is
> > a
> > vibrant classically trained baritone with the skills of a virtuoso
> > guitarist.
> > His inventive harmonies and intricate arrangements bring new spirit to
> > Judeo-Spanish music. LAURENCE JUBER was lead guitarist for Paul
> > McCartney's
> > Wings, winning a "Best Rock Instrumental" Grammy award for the track
> > "Rockestra".  He was recently voted #1 Guitarist by the readers of
> > Fingerstyle
> >  Magazine. CRAIG TAUBMAN is one of the most respected voices in family
> > entertainment, releasing albums with Walt Disney Records and BMG.  He has
> > produced music for TV and film projects with Paramount, New Line, Fox,
> > Disney, HBO and PBS.  DEBBIE FRIEDMAN has become a treasured part of our
> > lives. Her music is living Judaism - from her they learned the Hebrew
> > alphabet, through her, they came to love prayers that might otherwise have
> >
> > remained strings of foreign words.  DAVID BROZA is more than just a
> > singer-songwriter, he is one of the community's most gifted artists and
> > communicators. With 19 albums to his credit, many of which have gone gold,
> >
> > platinum and multi-platinum, David is one of the top-selling Israeli
> > artists
> > in the world. ALBERTO MIZRAHI is the cantor's cantor. He possesses one of
> > the
> > world's most accomplished cantorial voices and is often referred to as the
> >
> > "Pavarotti of Jewish music." SAFAM has been revolutionizing popular Jewish
> >
> > music for over 25 years, creating an indigenous Jewish-American sound.
> > SAFAM
> > has recorded 10 albums of original compositions smoothly blending the
> > traditional with the contemporary. JON SIMON has been performing his
> > contemporary piano interpretations from the Jewish heritage for over 20
> > years. He has performed for the U.S. Senate, the Israeli Ambassador and
> > President Bill Clinton. KAREN DANIEL writes and sings her original songs,
> > blending folk, country and gospel sounds with a strong knowledge of Jewish
> >
> > heritage. DOUG MISHKIN is one of the Jewish community's preeminent singers
> >
> > for social justice, appearing at hundreds of concerts and programs across
> > the
> > country. DANA MASE is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter whose
> > spiritual words and music combine elements of pop, rock and folk music. A
> > single from her CD, "Sitting with an Angel" was featured on the hit TV
> > show,
> > "Dawson's Creek". SHLOMO GRONICH & THE SHEBA CHOIR bring the music of
> > Ethiopian Jewish children into the multicultural mix of "Celebrate
> > Passover."
> >



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