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La fanfare de Bangui

It starts like an adventure's novel : a phone call from the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs offers, in 1963, to a horn player from the radio's symphonic orchestra, to leave for the Central African republic, as part of a cooperation program : the president of Central Africa wants a brass band …

The Maurice Arrouasse Collection

The archives deposited by Maurice Arrouasse, big collector of Oriental music, gather more than 300 audio documents on various medias, from 78 RPM discs to Cd's …

COURSE CYCLE: Itinerary of Jewish song in France

The Institut Elie Wiesel, in partnership with the Institut Européen des Musiques Juives, organizes a series of classes given by Hervé Roten on Thursdays, January 7, 14, 21 and 28, …

Chanukah: the EIJM’s selection, 1st part

The feast of Chanukah is a time for joy and singing. Here is a selection of songs to listen to… and to sing along! Chanukah or “inauguration” in Hebrew celebrates …

Jacques Chalude, also called Ben Baruch : the multiple face artist

MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY DECEMBER 29, 2015, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. For almost 50 years, Jacques Chalude, alias Ben Baruch, has enchanted thousands of listeners, in repertoires as varied as Yiddish songs, liturgy and classical music …

The cantor or chazan : a vector of synagogal chanting – Jacques Arnold

As part of the day of sudy Vox Aurea-Via Sacra 2014, dedicated to sacred Jewish music, Jacques Arnold, chazan, rabbi and member of the Jewish choir of France invites us …

The Dave Cash Collection

Representing approximately 200 documents, the Dave Cash (Louis/Ludwig Slomniker) Collection takes us into the musical atmosphere of the post-war Yiddish cabarets …

Dave Cash : the « crazy lad » of Yiddish cabarets

MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY DECEMBER 1, 2015, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8). A radio broadcast which allow us to discver once again the music performed by Dave Cash, star of after war Yiddish cabarets …

Wagner antisemite

Can the greatness of one of the most remarkable musicians of the Western world excuse some positions among the worse that can be ? And moreover : can it justify that we ignore them ? …

Myriam Fuks – Ver bin ikh !

A new CD of Yiddish songs by Myriam Fuks, surrounded with exceptional musicians …