Re: new jewish music

[Lenka Lichtenberg <lenkal...>]

At the danger of sounding totally immodest, the entire list/summary below
applies to the original music on my CD, "Deep Inside," which also happens to
carry the subtitle "new Jewish music". There would be one addition, however,
to consider for such a summary if discussing vocal music: my (English)
lyrics deal with "Jewish" topics: misunderstandings between observant/less
observant Jews, the role of Yiddish, finding one's Jewish identity, issues
from Israel, etc.

Lenka Lichtenberg
www.lenkalichtenberg.com


-- Original Message -----
From: sliedreg <sliedregt (at) knoware(dot)nl>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 3:22 PM
Subject: new jewish music


> A reaction on Ari Davidow's question:
> > Anyone have any thoughts about this?
> This = New Jewish music
>
> As far as I understand
> (this is a summary)
> New Jewish Music =
>     - has nothing to do with klezmer
>     - mostly published on Tzadik label
>     - with occasionally English lyrics
>     - early form of this genre: Geduldig and Thimann w. A. Statman
>     - modern, very modern
>     - still very Jewish tradition related
>     - is contemporary and composed
>     - has Yiddish/Klezmer roots,
>     - is fusion music with influences from ...???
> discography:
>     Josh Waletzky¹s CD Album ³Crossing the Shadows²
>     Mikveh CD
>
> I add: Brave Old World: ³Blood Oranges² which
>     has the subtitle ³new jewish music² and
>     no word about klezmer on the cover.
>
> I have the BOW CD, one CD of geduldig and Thimann
> and heard Mikveh in Amsterdam.
> I can't judge Waletzky's and Mikveh's CD's.
>
> I suppose it is a musical form with klezmer-roots, with some improvisional
> elements but not like jazz/klezmer.
>
> Who can explain in words about this music?
>
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