1.Whitechapel Mayn Vaytshepl by British group Klezmer Klub
Released end 2009, Whitechapel mayn Vaytshepl is a new CD of Yiddish songs of London, researched and arranged by the longstanding band, Klezmer Klub. The songs, written between 1900 and 1940 describe the old Jewish East End, and tell of places and people, the bagel seller, the old fiddler, Solomon Levy the Pavillion theatre. It tells stories of immigration, of poverty, but also stories of the streets, containing humour and lots of politics. The CD also has Klezmer dance tunes, some newly composed specifically written for London. The the accompanying booklet contains all the lyrics and translations and a historical context. It brings the old Jewish London to life and has been performed to very enthusiastic audiences in London and beyond. CD Price £14.99
2.New recordings of two megillot, Book of Ruth and Song of Songs
The Book of Ruth and Song of Songs, sung unaccompanied in Hebrew by Dena Bain Taylor – a professionally trained singer with 25 years of experience singing in synagogues in Toronto, Canada. Shir HaShirim at Pesach and Megillat Ruth at Shavuot, Professional recording and production with artwork by Israeli artists Sharon Binder and Maly Gat. Each CD £14.50
3.Mike Gerber's Jazz Jews Five Leaves Publications
Mike Gerber and Five Leaves Publications - Jazz Jews, which has been ten years in the making and includes 7,000 names in the index alone. The book covers Jews in jazz from the Jazz Age to the avant garde, from performers to record label owners. The book is international in scope, covering the role of Jews in breaking the colour bar in American jazz, in using jazz as an instrument against apartheid and Soviet oppression. Mike Gerber interviewed everyone from Artie Shaw (possibly his last interview) to Frank London of the Klezmatics. Book, 656 pages, £24.99 hardback
4.New releases from Israel:
Yasmin Levy - Sentir CD £14.99
Shuly Rand - Good Point CD £14
Etti Ankri - Rabbi Yehuda Halevy CD £14
5.Song And Prayer
Collection of Pioutim from the Sephardic Liturgical tradition featuring singers and cantors: Moshe Peretz, Yuval Taybe, Ohad, Yehoram Gaon, Erez Yechiel, Avi Sinvani, Ben Shoof, Daklon, Haim Moshe, Jo Amar, Natti Levi, Shimi Tavori, Shlomi Shabbat, Yigal Bashan, Dudu Zakai, Uzi Chitman and Yair Gaddasi. CD £14.50
6. Jewish Music Distribution is proud to announce the launch of the JMImp on our website, the centre for Jewish Music by British composers.
Best selling CDs for 2009:
Klezmer Chansons Yiddish - My Yiddish Momme
An amazing collection of Yiddish songs by Sophie Tucker, Barry Sisters, Naftule Brandwein, Emma Schaver, Benny Goodman, Abe Elstein Orchestra and…Ella Fitzgerald! CD £13.99
Wonder Wheel
New release by the legendary Klezmatics on the Fréa Records label.In 2006 world-renowned Jewish group The Klezmatics released the album Wonder Wheel, Woody Guthrie lyrics set to music by members of the group. Strangely enough this record never had an official European release. Now the album is available to the European with 4 additional bonus tracks that were never released before.Woody Guthrie wrote over 3000 lyrics in his lifetime, most of which he never recorded. The Klezmatics offer yp 12 of these previously unknown songs, creating a wondrous wheel of new music that places them in today's musical soundtrack. Track list: 1. Come When I call you; 2. Mermaidis Avenue; 3. Headdy Down; 4. Gonna Get Through this world; 5. Pass away; 6. Holy Ground; 7. Going away to Sea; 8. From Here on In; 9. Wheel of Life; 10. Condorbird; 11. Orange Blossom ring; 12. Heaven. Bonus Tracks: Faith Will heal you; I take my penny; Going up the Mountain; Ilsa Koch. CD £14.99
She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble – Buskers' Ballroom
She'Koyokh is London's award-winning Klezmer ensemble, established in 2001. The Buskers' Ballroom recordings are from Jewish or original sources and embraces the richness of musical styles found throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. Track list: Russian Shers; Train to Orestiada; Bendi Glendi; Philadephia Sher/Kopanitsa; Üsküdar; At the Rabbi's Table; Devetorka; Los Bibilicos; Hora with Onions; Fantasia and Romania and Serba; Rampi Rampi; Lamma Bada; Sher from Sokiriani; Jim's Favourite. Released September 2009 CD £14
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