Re: Brave Combo

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

Bob,

I don't know the Christmas album. The "Night on Earth" album is quite 
nice, and the Hora is fine, although I don't tend to buy albums unless
I think I'll like the whole album, or there is something extraordinary.
In this case, I got it because of the former. I'm at KlezKanada at the
moment, and don't have access to the CD to think of more profound
comments.

I like Brave Combo a lot, but I can't claim that any of their Jewish
or Jewish-derived repertoire has influenced that (although I probably
would go out and purchase the CD with hava nagila on it, should they
ever release one with their version of that song).

Sorry.

ari

At 05:07 AM 8/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Ari,
>
>As a Brave Combo fan, perhaps you (or others) can comment on their
>following recordings:
>
>"Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah"    It?s Christmas
>Rounder 9033(CD)(1991)
>and
>"Hora Bialik"                            A Night on Earth
>Rounder 9029(CD/LP)
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ari Davidow <ari (at) ivritype(dot)com>
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Date: Friday, August 20, 1999 1:19 AM
>Subject: Re: Brave Combo
>
>
>>At 11:32 AM 8/19/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>>I came across another Brave Combo track that I believe is a cover of
>>>Israeli music.  On its album, Group Dance Epidemic, Rounder 3719,
>>>appears the title ?Mana Vu?.  I'm sure that Robert Cohen can correct
>>>the transliteration, but can anyone determine if the number is what
>I
>>>think it is.
>>
>>Yes, it is the song "Ma Na'avu". Not the best rendition I have
>>heard, I am afraid (which is unusual given that this is the
>>Brave Combo), but it is otherwise very much the Israeli folkdance
>>chestnut. It seems to have developed something of a rock following.
>>I have also heard New Orleans Klezmer Allstars perform this in the
>>middle of a set to get people up and dancing--although, it is very
>>odd to see people doing this particular dance in the middle of a
>>klez-rock-funk concert.
>>
>>ari
>>
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