The Best in Jewish Contempory Music

[Doug Shivers <dshivers...>]

It seems to me that although there is a great deal of contempory Jewish music 
that is being written and recorded, there is a major lack in true quality 
Jewish music.  People like Safam of Boston or Voice of the Turtle are making 
great strides and should be commended for their work but I wouldn't put what 
they are doing on the same level as say Paul Simon in the pop world(as compared 
to Safam) or the very best ear
ly music groups(as compared to Voice of the Turtle).  Someone like Noa Nini 
seemed like she might be a likely candidate but to me she seems to be doing 
less and less of what I would call Jewish music.  Of coure we aren't totally 
without,  there are people like Ofra Haza and maybe Giora Feidman but they seem 
to be too few and far between.  What do you think.