RE: Very interesting article

[Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl...>]

Marvin,

I only scanned the article but I noticed one interesting part about how "some" 
people have not liked her because she introduced an American sound into 
devotional music and to them this was too modern, too American, not 
sufficiently Eastern European.  I thought that people here might enjoy reading 
about this idea and so I recommended it.   It's an idea about national musical 
sensibility in Jewish devotional musical.   

Please don't argue with me, because I am not arguing with anyone.  I am very 
well aware of what a large following she has.

You like her, gezunterheyt.   The fact that I don't is totally irrelevant to my 
having posted this information.


Reyzl


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From:  Marvin Margoshes[SMTP:physchem (at) earthlink(dot)net]
Sent:  Friday, April 16, 1999 4:11 PM
To:  World music from a Jewish slant.
Subject:  Re: Very interesting article 

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From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 3:47 PM
Subject: RE: Very interesting article


>Read the description again.  It's talking about the cantors.
>
>I personally can't relate to her music either.  Too American in sound  -
You are right.
>
>
>Reyzl
>

Your comment reminds me of a program that was on PBS TV about Jewish music
in various parts of the world.  (The program was made by a French group.)
At the end, there were interviews with some cantors in Jerusalem.  One was a
3rd-generation cantor in a family that was from Russia.  He complained about
the German cantors, who don't sound sad enough for his taste.

Debbie Friedman does have a following among cantors, including mine.  I
haven't noticed that many congregants don't like her music.  In fact, our
synagogue, in Tarrytown, NY, is setting up a concert by her later this year.






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