Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast

The Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast interviews the latest Israeli and Jewish artists and covers a wide range of styles from Carlebach, cantorial, klezmer, Israeli trance, Mizrachi, rock, Sephardic, hasidic and everything in between. Past interviews have included Matisyahu, Avraham Fried, and Miri Ben-Ari. IsraelBeat broadcasts live every Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Israel time on http://www.IsraelNationalRadio.com

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Violinist Lior Kaminetsky - Fiddler on the Tank

Virtuoso violinist Lior Kaminetsky talks about his Mediterranean klezmer style, his classical music doctorate studies, performing in Montana for Israel's 60th, and how he became "fiddler on the tank" in the Israeli army. Plus our CD give-away trivia question.



If you correctly identify the song Lior plays in this video, you win a free CD. Email me at bbresky@israelnationalradio.com

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Sweet Home Jerusalem with Menachem Herman and Lazer Brody



Menachem Herman has been doing weddings in Israel for 25 years and is the guitar genius behind the Metalish Jewish metal albums. Now he has teamed up with Rabbi Lazer Brody, the commando rabbi, to do Jewish versions of classics like Sweet Home Alabama, Knockin' on Heaven's Door and more as part of the Emuna project.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The Future Sounds of Jewish Music with Miriam Hoffman

Music columnist for B'Sheva newspaper and former Israel National TV host Miriam Hoffman gives her take on the current revolution happening in the Jewish music world. Hear her tale of how one singer's music lead to a marriage. With songs from Aryeh Naftaly, Shuly Rand of Ushpizin, Soulfarm, Aharit Hayamim, Sinai Tor and Ira Caplan.

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Avraham Trugman - The Mystical Power of Music

Rabbi Avraham Trugman discusses his book The Mystical Power of Music. How does quantum physics and the creation of the world effect what music does to our soul? Find out how you can discover your personal song. Plus an interview with Reb Ezra Amichai of the Jerusalem Soul Center on his spiritual "inreach" program. Plus more poetry: Santa in the Sukkah by Leah Moses and Ark Angel by Chaya Kaplan-Lester.

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