Re: A nice surprise?

[WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach...>]

>From: Warschauer (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Re: A nice surprise?
>Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 21:06:30 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 5/1/01 8:42:22 PM, nusach (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:
>
><< lichvod mother's day....nusachmaven2 (usually yeladim radio) will play
>music
>only by women for the next several weeks.....tune in to hear Shirona,
>Neshamah Carlbach, Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Karen Daniel, Sophie Kurtzer, Bat
>Shevah, Lisa & Lynn, Cantor Lisa Levine, Cantor Deborah Katchko, Robin
>Helzner, Pharoah's Daughter and many mroe....it will take me a couple of
>days to upload it......
>
>the station will change from yeladim radio to Ashes Chayil Radio during 
>this
>time. >>
>
>Winston's post raises an interesting question: What qualifies as "Women's
>Music?"
>
>I note that at least two of the performers listed (Pharoah's Daughter and
>Robin Helzner) perform and record with male musicians.  One could argue 
>that
>the fact that Basya and Robin are the leaders of their respective groups
>makes what they do fall into the category of "Women's Music."
>
>But is my duo with Deborah Strauss also "Women's Music?"  After all, 50% of
>the creative work is being done by a woman.
>
>Hmmmm... does this question lead to a quagmire as sticky as the question
>"what is Jewish Music?"  ;-)
>
>Jeff Warschauer
>
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well i could stick to cuts without the males,,,,,Jeff do I have your music?  
I would love to include it in the nusach internet radio network shows 
somewhere!

winston
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