TSUFIT "Under the Mediterranean Sky" CD available for airplay and reviews

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 HI!  In the summer, we offered airplay copies of this album to Jewish radio 
shows and review copies to Jewish music journalists.(TSUFIT herself has an 
interesting background and would also make an interesting feature article 
subject.) If you recently joined the list and perhaps missed the posting, 
here it is again, with extra info (Top Album Lists and QUOTES) which were not 
available at that time. So please send us your address if you want CD. TSUFIT'
s CD  features Hebrew chassidic songs, Israeli songs, comedic songs with a 
Jewish flavour and original world flavoured folk songs. Quotes  of radio DJ's 
and reviews follow together with Top Album lists. Soundclips: <A 
HREF="http://www.tsufit.com/";>http://www.tsufit.com/</A> 
TSUFIT's "Under the Mediterranean Sky" has been on:
TOP 50 FOLK DJ ALBUMS for JULY
TOP 40 WORLD ALBUMS AUG & SEPT ( Mundial Music DJ Pool Canada)
TOP 20 WORLD ALBUMS FOR  AUGUST and JUNE (KEOS. Texas)
TOP 10 FOLK CHARTS ( 5 consecutive weeks, CFRC, Kingston, Canada)
TOP 10 CMJ New World Report (Oct 3 & 24, WUNH, New Hampshire)
TOP 4 CANADIAN WORLD ALBUMS ( SEPT Mundial World Music Pool)
Picked as a "Pick Hit" on the Midnight Special (WFMT, Chicago)
Picked as one of the "Favourites of 1999 Discoveries" CFCR (Saskatoon, SK)

This CD has been played in Australia and all over Europe with  radio 
interviews being given at stations as far as Finland. CBC in Canada has given 
the album very strong support playing it  repeatedly on  Roots and Wings, 
Disc Drive, Basic Black,  Musimonde, Connections, Fresh Air and many other 
shows. A special artist profile has also been recorded for Global Village to 
air shortly.

What People Are Saying about "Under the Mediterranean Sky"

"I find the collection varied, vibrant, serious, funny and passionate.   I 
particularly LOVE the "klezemerization" of "Dance Me to the End of Love"! 
It's lovely!"
Patricia Pavey, Host, Planet Beat, CFRC 90.5FM, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 "What a gorgeous CD! Everything about the album says exotic.  A wonderful 
project!" 
Jody Glaser, CIUT 89.5FM, Toronto
 
"Under the Mediterranean Sky  is like a bowl of assorted exotic fresh 
fruits..."
Connie Bowblis, WKNH, Keene, New Hampshire

 "Under the Mediterranean Sky is a distinctive and quite lovely project that 
should find great success with songwriter programs and especially World Music 
shows."

Tom Druckenmiller, WDIY FM, Bethlehem, PA
 
"Listening to her beautiful, powerful voice, which is emphasized by the 
strong, rhythmic Mediterranean melodies, is a real treat."
Joe Serge, Arts Editor, Canadian Jewish News

 "It's wonderful! Great voice, beautiful, very mellow.  Love the lyrics. Love 
the songs."
Olga Milosevich, CBC Radio Halifax 

"Lush rich vocals backed by striking percussion and instrumentation, often 
accompanied by intricate harmonies that enrich the overall sound...it 
definitely will be getting more airplay on KRCL!"
Susanne Millsaps, KRCL 91 FM, Salt Lake City, Utah

 "Tsufit's rich melodic voice feels as though it comes from some exotic singin
g tradition, sometimes evocative of gypsies, sometimes of small villages in 
Spain..."
Mary Steer, Kingston This Week
 
"A very cool and unusual album.  Tsufit's "Under the Mediterranean Sky" 
presents beautiful songs, as well as wacky ones too, in a collection that 
many western ears will find both unique and enchanting.  Tsufit's singing 
engages the listener with its beauty and emotive power."
Jim Sigler, Producer/Host, Sounds Eclectic, KUMR, Missouri

"I love it!".
Michele Garner, WSIA 88.9 FM Staten Island, N.Y.

"I have reviewed it and thoroughly enjoy it.
It is so different than the many other releases I'm reviewing.
Tsufit's singing is very warm, playful and sincere, across all the varied
moods of the material on the cd.  I'm playing it, and I expect others will
be, too, once they catch on.
The song about motherly advice got some laughing listeners calling in, and
the Richard Farina tune at the end is a real beautiful interpretation.
Thanks again for sending us the music."
Rik James, KGLT  91.9 FM  Bozeman, Montana

"Tsufit offers strong clear vocals and refreshingly frank lyrics.   Songs 
like "Last Bridge" and "Broccoli" skewer relationships with such wit that 
they're bound to put a smile on your face.  The presence of Tony Quarrington 
and Quarteto Gelato's Joe Macerollo, always a good sign of the quality of 
musicians backing up a project.  Worth listening to again and again!"
Philip Bast, Entertainment Editor, Kitchener-Waterloo Herald
 
"[T]ouching ... The CD also features new songs that Tsufit has written, all 
sung with a vibrant, velvety voice.  Tsufit tugs at our heartstrings...
The Jewish Tribune

 "A beautiful piece of work!"
Judith Day, KEOS 89.1FM, Bryan, Texas
 
"I'm totally impressed! Sounds really great!
Karen McCrindle, CIUT 89.5 FM, Toronto

 "Thanks again for the gift of this delightful music."
Catherine Dircz, Womenfolk, KFAI 90.3 FM, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Missouri
 
"Under the Mediterranean Sky is fresh, witty and rhythmic.  A wonderful blend 
of cultures without any of them colliding."
Dan Berggren, WCVF Radio, Fredonia, New York

 "Great sensual low voice! Love the song "Somebody", great message. Check out 
"My Transylvanian" for beach blanket fun!"
Ardene Shapiro, CHRY 105.5 FM, Toronto
 
"...make it a point to catch Tsufit, a Toronto singer/songwriter whose music 
is as exotic as a Mediterranean smorgasboard...in its totality, Under the 
Mediterranean Sky is a celebration of what it is to be human--to love and to 
lose love; to experience joy and to experience sorrow, both with a passionate 
and open heart."
Robert Reid, The Record, Kitchener-Waterloo

 "[A]n impressive work."
Lise Watson, Toronto World Arts Scene
 
"I loved it!"
Dan Horowitz, Editor, Jewish Tribune
 
"Delightful CD!"
William Bain, Chimes of Freedom, CFFF 92.7 Peterborough

 "Very very good! Breaks barriers across all musical genres.  A programmer's 
delight!"
Tom Coxworth, Producter, Folk Routes, CKUA Radio Network, Alberta
 
"... a highly entertaining and polished project...the musicianship and 
quality of writing are superb."
Jeff Hurst, Cambridge Times

 "All sorts of fun!" (My Transylvanian)
Jurgen Gothe, CBC Disc Drive
 
"Really enjoyed it!"
Craig Ross, CFBK 105.5 FM Huntsville

 "Great songwriting"
Doug Gibson, CKWR 98.5 FM, Kitchener-Waterloo 

 "A fine recording"
Scott MacKinnon, Folk Roots Music Director, WSMU, North Dartmouth, 
Massachusetts

 "Most Entertaining" 
Phil Fink, WELW 1330 AM, Cleveland, Ohio
 
"Good songs, good voice, good instrumentation, and a definite mid-east flavour
.  A nice different sound."

Sonny Ochs, WRPI, Troy, New York
 
 "The vocals are gorgeous" 
Ron Olesko, WFDU 89.1 FM, Bergenfield, New Jersey 
   
Tsufit sings mainly in English but her heart beats time with Gypsy, Klezmer 
and Middle Eastern rhythms. Of particular interest to this singer, who often 
sounds like a cross between Mary Margaret O'Hara and Patricia O'Callaghan, 
are the Hebrew Chassidic songs that first start gently but build to a rousing 
finish that draws in listeners to chant and clap along. Under the 
Mediterranean Sky opens with a sultry reading of Leonard Cohen's "Dance Me to 
the End of Love," a wise choice to set the tone for the rest of the album.  
The tempo slows for the intro to the "Hebrew Peace Medley," a song that, as 
mentioned earlier, rises to an ecstatic crescendo. There are moments 
listening to Tsufit when you believe music could bring peace to the world.
Chapters.ca

 Imagine a female Jewish Loudon Wainwright III and you have some idea of what 
this Canadian singer-songwriter is like. After an unpromising start...this 
suddenly turns into a collection of very clever, witty and often biting 
originals about love, marriage and family, delivered with skill and 
individuality. On the evidence of her debut set, Tsufit has the makings of a 
genuine, funny and original voice.  4 STARS.
George Robinson, The New York Jewish Week

  More info at www.tsufit.com
 


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