Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Jim Helman, Lynn Feinerman, Maggid Daniel Lev, Amit Bleiweiss, Jeremy Cohen, Julie Batz, Dror Sinai, Alex Baum, Tsipi Gabbai, Richard Kaplan
2. Le'El Adir Neranenah (To the Majestic One, Sing Out!)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Jim Helman, Lynn Feinerman, Maggid Daniel Lev, Richard Kaplan, Julie Batz
3. Bati Legani (I Have Come to My Garden)
Composed by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
with Richard Kaplan
4. Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden (Lamentation on the Destruction of the Garden of Eden)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Skye Pelicrow, Jenny Bemesderfer, Richard Kaplan, Julie Batz
5. Sephardi Yerushalmi Khatsi Kaddish (Jerusalem Sephardic Half Kaddish)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Mimi Spencer, Richard Kaplan
6. Navah Tehilah (It is Lovely to Praise)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Jim Helman, Mimi Spencer, Jenny Bemesderfer, Richard Kaplan, Julie Batz
7. Hayoshevet Baganim (You Who Dwell in the Gardens)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Richard Kaplan
8. Eyn Keloheynu (None Like Our One)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Mimi Spencer, Amit Bleiweiss, Richard Kaplan
9. Work(s) Modeh Ani (I Thank You) / Elohay Neshamah (My God, The Soul)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Amit Bleiweiss, Richard Kaplan, John Erlich
10. Eli Shema Koli (My God, Hear My Voice)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Maggid Daniel Lev, Bouchaib Abdelhadi, Elias Lammam, Tsipi Gabbai, Richard Kaplan, John Erlich
11. Reb Nachman's Niggun
Composed by Nachman of Bratslav
with Richard Kaplan
12. Hishtapkhut Hanefesh (Outpouring of the Soul)
Composed by Menakhem Mendel
with Stuart Brotman, Richard Kaplan, Daniel Hoffman
13. Niggun of the Alter Rebbe
Composed by Shneur Zalman of Lyady
with Richard Kaplan
14. Ve'erastikh Li (I Will Betroth You To Me)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Sheldon Brown, Stuart Brotman, Richard Kaplan, Jeremy Cohen
15. El Mistater (The Self-Concealed One) (Polish melody)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Richard Kaplan
16. Ashrey (Happy)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Alex Baum, Richard Kaplan
17. Yemeni Shema (Listen)
Composed by Jewish Traditional
with Richard Kaplan
18. Grandfather Sang a Song (Based on Melikhe-Melukhe)
Composed by Yiddish Traditional
with Stuart Brotman, Gerry Tenney, Richard Kaplan
Editorial Reviews
The modern-day traditional Jewish music revival is filled with artists exploring klezmer's Eastern-European roots, but you'll hear no clarinet and little violin on cantor/educator Richard Kaplan's Life Of The Worlds. Although these are traditional songs, there is a broad range of the Diaspora represented on his second album, including Afghani, Spanish, Moroccan, and Algerian traditions. Kaplan dives into the sacred and the secular, the prophetic and the exultant, finding commonalities amongst different tribes and fusing them together. Musical accompaniment comes in the form of an occasional flute, piano, and violin as well as Moroccan clay drums, oud, dumbek, and other pre-modern-era instruments, but the instrument at the center of each song is Kaplan's voice--his high baritone majestically soars, quavers with sensitivity, and rings out with joy. To hear him sing solo versions of traditional Niggiun is to hear a world-class master savor the multifaceted nuance of each note and transcend the concept of song, turning it into religion and high art. --Tad Hendrickson
Product Description
A remarkable collection of vocal performances of Jewish sacred music from the Middle East, Andalusia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - songs of exultation, longing, love, and Divine immanence - accompanied by an ensemble of masterful musicians.
Instruments include: oud, ney, kanun, Egyptian accordian, violin, mandolin, dumbek, doira, riqq, Yemenite can, tar, saz, clarinet, mey (Turkish duduk), tilinca (Rumanian shepherd's flute), piano, string bass, balaban (Klezmer drum set), cimbalom, and a chorus of voices.
Among many special songs, the CD features an 'eco-lament' (ecological lament) based on lament melodies for the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. It is called "Lament on the Destruction of the Garden of Eden" (Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden), and updates the use of these tunes to mourn the wounding of our larger temple, Gaia - Mother Earth.
LIFE OF THE WORLDS contains 18 songs, 77 minutes of music, and contains a 32-page booklet which includes informative song descriptions; all texts are provided in transliteration, English translation, and in Hebrew or Yiddish.
This CD was three years in the making, and presents the first recordings in North America of several songs from the treasure-chest of Jewish sacred music.
Life of the Worlds: Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music
Life of the Worlds: Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music,Alex Baum,Stuart Brotman,Sheldon Brown,Menakhem Mendel,Nachman of Bratslav,Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,Jewish Traditional,Yiddish Traditional,Shneur Zalman of Lyady,Gerry Tenney,Richard Kaplan,Bouchaib Abdelhadi,Daniel Hoffman,Jeremy Cohen [violin],Amit Bleiweiss,Dror Sinai,Jenny Bemesderfer,Julie Batz,Lynn Feinerman,Maggid Daniel Lev,Rabbi Tsipi Gabbai,Skye Pelicrow,Five Souls Music,Jewish Sacred World Music from the Middle East, Andalusia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - songs of exultation, longing, love, and Divine immanence - accompanied by an ensemble of masterful musicians.,Miscellaneous,Miscellaneous Music,Vocal,Vocal Music
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ASIN: B000172L72 Release Date: 2003-12-03 |
Tracks:
- Ha'aderet Veha'emunah/LeKhay Olamim - Yemen
- Le'El Adir Neranenah - Afghanistan
- Bati Legani - Eastern Europe
- Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden - Eastern Europe
- Sephardi Yerushalmi Khatsi Kaddish - Jerusalem/Spain
- Navah Tehilah - Afghanistan
- Hayoshevet Baganim - Yemen
- Eyn Keloheynu - Morocco
- Modeh Ani/Elohay Neshamah - Salonica
- Eli Shema Koli - Morocco
- Reb Nachman's Niggun - Ukraine
- Hishtapkhut Hanefesh - Belarus
- Niggun of the Alter Rebbe - Belarus
- Ve'erastikh Li - Salonica
- El Mistater - Poland
- Ashrey - Eastern Europe/Spain
- Yemeni Shema - Yemen
- Grandfather Sang a Song - Eastern Europe
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The modern-day traditional Jewish music revival is filled with artists exploring klezmer's Eastern-European roots, but you'll hear no clarinet and little violin on cantor/educator Richard Kaplan's Life Of The Worlds. Although these are traditional songs, there is a broad range of the Diaspora represented on his second album, including Afghani, Spanish, Moroccan, and Algerian traditions. Kaplan dives into the sacred and the secular, the prophetic and the exultant, finding commonalities amongst different tribes and fusing them together. Musical accompaniment comes in the form of an occasional flute, piano, and violin as well as Moroccan clay drums, oud, dumbek, and other pre-modern-era instruments, but the instrument at the center of each song is Kaplan's voice--his high baritone majestically soars, quavers with sensitivity, and rings out with joy. To hear him sing solo versions of traditional Niggiun is to hear a world-class master savor the multifaceted nuance of each note and transcend the concept of song, turning it into religion and high art. --Tad HendricksonAlbum Description
A remarkable collection of vocal performances of Jewish sacred music from the Middle East, Andalusia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - songs of exultation, longing, love, and Divine immanence - accompanied by an ensemble of masterful musicians.Instruments include: oud, ney, kanun, Egyptian accordian, violin, mandolin, dumbek, doira, riqq, Yemenite can, tar, saz, clarinet, mey (Turkish duduk), tilinca (Rumanian shepherd's flute), piano, string bass, balaban (Klezmer drum set), cimbalom, and a chorus of voices.
Among many special songs, the CD features an 'eco-lament' (ecological lament) based on lament melodies for the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. It is called "Lament on the Destruction of the Garden of Eden" (Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden), and updates the use of these tunes to mourn the wounding of our larger temple, Gaia - Mother Earth.
LIFE OF THE WORLDS contains 18 songs, 77 minutes of music, and contains a 32-page booklet which includes informative song descriptions; all texts are provided in transliteration, English translation, and in Hebrew or Yiddish.
This CD was three years in the making, and presents the first recordings in North America of several songs from the treasure-chest of Jewish sacred music.
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