Re: Israeli Music Today

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

For those for whom _niggunim_(spiritually expressive music w/ a Hassidic 
feel or flavor or sometimes, more loosely, some Hassidic conceptual 
inspiration) are precious (or the most precious!) Jewish music, don't forget 
the music of, e.g., Chaim David (Saracic), some of whose niggunim are 
awesomely beautiful.  Otherwise, FWIW:  Though some of the Oriental fusion 
material is interesting and has some claim, I think, to originality and some 
Middle Eastern indigenousness, I too share (w/ a sigh) the biases 
articulated by others here, except I hearken back even before Arik E.!--to 
the early-Israel music of Oranim Zabar, Karmon, Rad and Nama, etc.  There's 
a sweetness and innocence to it--and though it doesn't, indeed, have the 
religious/liturgical content that demarcates the deepest Jewish music for 
me, I accept it as an authentic musical response of Israeli Jews at that 
point in their national history.  Much of the "American pop w/ Hebrew words" 
seems empty to me, though, as to others--not a valuable contribution at all.


>From: KLEZMER313 (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Re: Israeli Music Today
>Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 21:11:39 EDT
>
>I agree with Dick and Simon about the Israeli music in the "pop" category.
>
>However, some of the Mizrachi artists and music are really outstanding.. 
>Have
>your heard Chaim Moshe or Eyal Golan??
>
>mike eisenstadt
>
>


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