Odp: Odp: Robert Yosef Bahr

[Jerzy Matysiakiewicz <jerzym...>]

Dear Wolf !!

I appreciate your remarks - a little sermon in my opinion /humble, very
humble/.
Of course "porzadek musi byc" but.... coudn't you relly give some more info
about above mentioned singer? This was a main idea of my miserable e-mail.

With regards

Jerzy
----- Original Message -----
From: Kame'a Media <media (at) kamea(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: Odp: Robert Yosef Bahr


> Dear Jerzy:
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> I regret that my response was such a "shock".
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> I don't think it is fair to the artist
> (and to the reader) for you not to have
> backed  up your words.  (After your response,
> I can better understand that you may not have
> felt comfortable elaborating since you feel your
> command of English may be wanting).
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> However, I appreciate a little =pozhondek=
> in the organization of  a person's thoughts
> and feelings when he/she passes judgement.
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> As someone who's had to fight to correct
> misrepresentations and outright falsehoods
> (not opinions, mind you) about his own work
> posted on this global forum, I feel a solidarity
> with others who may be similarly, casually
> maligned without expressed good reason.
>
> As my friend (and your compatriot),
> Sarah Nomberg-Przytyk, Of Blessed Memory,
> used to say:  "Always stick up for the underdog".
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Wolf Krakowski
>
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> www.kamea.com
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> Jerzy Matysiakiewicz wrote:
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> > Dear Wolf !!
> >
> > I didn't want to be offensive. I've never heard before about Robert
Yosef
> > Bahr. In my opinion /humbly/ this CD is old-fashioned in unbearable
festival
> > manner, good known in Poland from the past times.
> > Perhaps words "chees" was used by me a little bit reckless /sorry, my
> > English is far to be perfect/ and I don't catch all shades of meaning.
> > Simply saying - I dislike this CD, but I don't understand why my
opinion -
> > personal opinion - may disservice to the list.
> > Did I touch some taboo??
> > Once again simply saying - youre reaction really shocked me, Wolf.
> >
> > With best wishes
> >
> > Jerzy
> >
> > > Dear Jerzy:
> > >
> > >
> > > To toss off the remark that you did is not only
> > > disrespectful of the artist but does a disservice
> > > to the List, --  in my opinion.
> > >
> > > If you choose to  assassinate the character of the
> > > recording with one fell swoop, I for one would appreciate
> > > you telling us the reasons, explaining something of your musical
> > > criteria, and why you feel the music fails, -- besides, as you say,
> > > being redolent of dairy products.
> > >
> > >
> > > With best wishes,
> > >
> > > Wolf Krakowski
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > Jerzy Matysiakiewicz wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've just bought on the sale in MediaMarkt /for only 3 zloty = 0.6
USD/
> > CD
> > > > "Le plus celebres chants d'Israel" by Robert Yosef Bahr /Musidisc MU
> > 777/
> > > > Some info 'bout the artist?
> > > > Music, arrangements and singing are rather cheesy, in "Eurovision
> > Festival"
> > > > style.
> > > >
> > > > Jezy
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