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Cheikh Raymond (1912-1961)

A master of Arab-Andalusian music, Cheikh Raymond is a symbol of Judeo-Arab brotherhood which expressed itself through music between the years 1930 and 1950. His assassination by the National Liberation …

Release Party at La Bellevilloise: Yerushe, Autoryno play Zorn and Los Cigarillos en el Shtruddle in concert

November 24, 2016 from 7pm at La Bellevilloise, (Paris 20th), CD release concert by Yerushe, Autoryno play Zorn and Los Cigarillos en el Shtruddle

Music of Yiddish theaters and cabarets, 2nd part

A second overview of the many Yiddish cultural and musical activities in Paris, since the beginning of the 19th century …

Simchat Torah, 1st part

Discover a selection of tunes for the holiday of Simhat Torah …

Yerushe – Treasures from Yiddish musical archives

This CD, performed by Eléonore Biezunski and her group of musicians, revives an entire repertoire of Yiddish songs that lay dormant in European and American archives …

Somos Los Cigarillos – Klezmer y Salsa

This CD dares the explosive experience of combining Latin and Klezmer klezmer music …

Balkanes Sefarades – The encounter of Judeo-Spanish monodies with Bulgarian polyphonies

This CD mixing Sephardic and Bulgarian cultures offers a renewed and original vision of Judeo-Spanish song …

Chasidic music 3rd part

The emergence of the Chasidic movement in Podolia, during the 2nd half of the 18th century, came along with the creation of a new way of singing, half way between …

The Samoun-Szlakman Collection

This collection gathers around 30 discs of Yiddish, liturgical and Israeli music …

Samoun, Marlène

Born in Tlemcen in Algeria, Marlène Samoun is a French singer specializing in traditional music from the Mediterranean, especially Judeo-Spanish music. Her repertoire also comprises songs in Arab, Yiddish and Romani. …