Re: VERY New Recording - Kumi Ori

[Larry and Jodi Solomon <shlomo...>]

Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> New Recording!!                "Kumi Ori" by Nomi               New
> Recording!!

I heartily second Simon's rave review of this fantastic album.  Nomi has
Cleveland roots and did a concert here recently, and this is one of the
few Jewish albums I'm currently listening to even when away from my
store.  ("The Well" by Chava A and the Klezmatics is the other one...)
I talked to her a bit about the album (her first non-classical endeavor)
when I met her.  She's an observant Jew who is very devoted to Jewish
unity and interdenominational dialogue, and I think the feel of the
album reflects that.  I don't usually enjoy "Yeshivish rock," but this
album avoids most of the pitfalls one sometimes finds in the neo-genre.
Actually, as Simon said, classifying this as just another Jewish rock
album would not do it justice.  From arrangements to tunes to choice of
text to production, this one's a winner.

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Larry Solomon   shlomo (at) apk(dot)net
Proprietor, Merkaz Judaica

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