Re: contemporary liturgical folk music

[Richard Green <rmarkgreen...>]

Shlomo the spiritual leader I've got more than a few questions about myself.  As far as his melodies, while not complicated, and repetitious,  I find them quite beautiful.  Many people share this which is why Shlomo enjoyed so much success despite his being at odds with the frum community over issues like negiyah.

 

>From: Ari Davidow

>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org

>To: World music from a Jewish slant

>Subject: Re: contemporary liturgical folk music

>Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 14:07:35 -0500

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>At 01:44 PM 1/8/01 -0500, you wrote:

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> > As the proud owner of 55 Carlebach albums which I've collected from the early

> > 70's I find it difficult to dismiss him as a "summer camp music" composer.

> > His melodies circle the globe all the way from the Kotel to India. Today,

> > some six years after his passing in October of '94, Shlomo's music is

> > becoming more widespread and relevant than ever before. By comparison, who

> > really listens to the cantorial music help in high regard by the effete snob

> > set?

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>Boy, I would imagine Jewish traditionalists, for starters. Certainly anyone

>with an ear to telling and beautiful prayer. And anyone interested in the

>continuity of Jewish prayer, would likewise be interested....

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>You sound like I sound when I dismiss the music of Debbie Friedman and Shlomo

>Carlebach (although him, at least, I knew over the course of several years, so

>it is easier to be clear that it was not him as a person, but the music and

>spiritual persona with which I had trouble). I would suspect that the better

>response for both of us in such circumstances is to listen and ask why this

>tradition speaks to so many people, rather than separate out that which we like

>and ignore the rest.

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>Ari "I hope I'm not often this self-righteous, but suspect that I am" Davidow

>;-).

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>Ari Davidow

>ari (at) ivritype(dot)com

>list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org

>the klezmer shack: http://www.klezmershack.com/

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