Re: Bas Sheva/Sheindele

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

She'd say Kol who? ;-)  What a voice!  Perhaps our previous discussion about
Sheindele is still in the archives?
Lorele


shirona wrote:

> Lori - I'm sitting here listening to a tape of BasSheva... Sam sent one to
> me too, and up pops your message!
>
> Anyway, it's very inspiring singing.  I wonder what she'd have to say, if
> she were alive and on our list, at the time of the Kol Isha debate...    Who
> is Sheindele?
>
> Shirona
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lori Cahan-Simon" <l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Bas Sheva/Sheindele
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Sam was kind enough to send me Soul of a People (thanks very, very much,
> Sam).
> > I am listening to it now, and I have to tell you that she sounds an awful
> lot
> > like my fave, Sheindele.  Coincidentally, they were both from Philly also.
> Does
> > anyone know Bas Sheva's real name?  Sheindele's was Jean Gornisht, if you
> can
> > believe that.  Is it possible that they were both the same person?  I
> think it
> > is!
> >
> > Lorele
> >
> >
> > Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
> >
> > > In a message dated 3/5/1 12:40:37 PM, samweiss (at) bellatlantic(dot)net 
> > > writes:
> > >
> > > <<  Her out-of-print cantorial album
> > > "Soul of a People: Hebraic Chants by Bas Sheva" was originally on a 10"
> > > Capitol LP and re-released by CBS Israel on a 12" disc as Capitol  >>
> > >
> > > This was released as a 12 inch Lp on Capitol (USA) as W1451. CBS Israel
> (now
> > > called NMC Marketing) had released it with the original Capitol number.
> This
> > > was released as an Lp and later as a cassette (the sound on the tape was
> > > adequate, but not great). Both of the Israeli recordings are out of
> print as
> > > well as the US Lp recording.
> > >
> > > Bas Sheva appeared in a film short called "Catskills Honeymoon" which is
> a
> > > hodgepodge of Yiddish and English skits and songs. Very Strange, though
> she
> > > does perform 2 Cantorial pieces. We still have a few copies left.
> > > Simon
> > > Hatikvah Music
> > >
> >
> >
>

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