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L’Chaim to Kitsch!

Yasha Levine March 9, 2006

In a dark spotlight-lit stage, a man in a long, black suit; yarmulke; and tallit slung over one shoulder fervently sings into a microphone, while a dance troupe in similar — but sexier — garb twirls behind him.
He\’s not a cantor. He\’s not a rabbi. He\’s not even religious. He is Evgeni Valevich, a performer whose repertoire includes a program of Russian Jewish music in the genre called Estrada. Estrada may be a genre unknown to Westerners, but to Russians, the term is immediately recognizable.

Wandering Jew – Music to My Ears

Hank Rosenfeld February 16, 2006

A voice expert known for coaching singers and nonsingers, and working with deaf and autistic students and contestants for TV shows like \”Extreme Makeover\” and \”American Idol,\” Coury is unique and considered \”revolutionary.\”

Leonard Cohen Film Toasts Songwriter

Steven Rosen January 19, 2006

Cohen became first an accomplished poet and then, starting with 1967\’s \”Songs of Leonard Cohen\” (which contained the oft-recorded \”Suzanne\”) a singer-songwriter. According to Ira Nader\’s Cohen biography, \”Various Positions,\” Cohen\’s Judaism has influenced his songs greatly — \”Who By Fire\” is based on the melody of a Yom Kippur prayer, \”Mi Bamayim, Mi Ba Esh,\” and \”If It Be Your Will\” is derived from a \”Kol Nidre\” phrase.

Levy Sings What Her Father Saved

Naomi Pfefferman August 18, 2005

When singer Yasmin Levy was 8, she helped destroy hundreds of tapes her late father had recorded of songs in Ladino, the ancient language of Spanish Jewry.

A Resonant Voice

Naomi Pfefferman June 3, 2004

The first thing one notices about Theodore Bikel is the voice.\n\nAs he settles on a divan in his book-filled West Hollywood apartment, chatting about his upcoming 80th birthday gala, it\’s not so much his strapping frame, white beard or sharp blue eyes that make an impression as his voice.\n\nThis is the resonant baritone that has sung countless folk music concerts, recorded 27 albums in 21 languages and performed in approximately 35 films. This is the actor who has appeared more than 2,000 times as the milkman Tevye in \”Fiddler on the Roof,\” besides playing Captain Von Trapp in Broadway\’s \”The Sound of Music\” and opposite Bogie in the film, \”The African Queen.\”

Russian Singer’s Star Shines Again

Lea Silverman April 29, 2004

The waitress at Canter\’s Deli looks vaguely annoyed as Aida Vedischeva makes herself at home in a back booth, spreading her memorabilia across the table.

Etan G — A Nice Jewish Homeboy

Naomi Pfefferman March 4, 2004

The boychick is Etan G, who calls himself The Jewish Rapper and whose CD, \”South Side of the Synagogue,\” features songs such as \”Yo Yo Yarmulke\” and \”Hava Na Wha?\” Even so, it\’s startling when he ushers a visitor into a living room that appears to be decorated by the set dressers from both \”Yentl\” and \”Shaft.\”

True Tales of the Tribe’s Rockers

Michael Aushenker September 4, 2003

With chapters organized by decades, \”Stars\” devotes chapters to some shopworn but necessary rock pioneers — Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bob Dylan, Roth — as well as more eclectic entries: late T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan, Lee Oskar of WAR and Phish bassist Mike Gordon, suddenly topical after he was arrested Aug. 16 and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor.

Israel to Seek Celebrity Support

David Finnigan August 28, 2003

Flush with the worldwide publicity generated by this summer\’s visit to Israel by actor Christopher Reeve, Ambassador Yuval Rotem of the Israel Consulate of Los Angeles said that in September he will \”re-embark on this mission, to appeal to some people from the entertainment industry and ask them to pay a visit.\”

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