Its six members, known for their mix of funk, hip-hop, rock and reggae, rose to the top of the Israeli charts with smart, biting lyrics that reflect Israeli life and appeal to Israel\’s growing hip-hop scene. The songs often express a leftist point of view and are critical of everything Israeli.
The classic 1920 German expressionist black and white horror film “The Golem” gets a new soundtrack by Hollywood composer Carvin Knowles in this original JewishJournal.com video.\n\n![\"ALTTEXT\"](\"{filedir_3}dergolem.jpg\")
Generating buzz for pop music was once the territory of MTV and radio, but television advertisements are quickly becoming musical tastemakers, and there is no hipper marketer on this front than Apple. No wonder, then, that Yael Naim\’s song, \”New Soul,\” featured in the ubiquitous MacBook Air commercial, has garnered the French Israeli singer a nearly instant burst of popularity.
Three new klezmer recordings offer a listen into the genre\’s past, present and possible future.
Klezmer was originally the soundtrack to the Jewish wedding, but no band has attempted to recreate such an event until recently. Working with people who were in Eastern Europe at the time klezmer was developed, the band Budowitz — named for the maker of their accordionist\’s instrument — crafted \”Wedding Without a Bride\” (Buda Musique, $18.98).
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