Rhythm & Jews - Monday Night World Music - 6-8:30PM SLT

I have played music from all over the world in my slot on gullar sahir, and I've done shows that honor the festivals of many cultures, from Cinco de Mayo to Diwali to Eid. But I've never done a set that focused on the music of my people.

For the past week, though, I've been observing Passover, and so I thought it would be a good time, for a change, to put together a show all about my own roots. And so tonight's Monday Night World Music brings you a set of Jewish music, Israeli pop, and a few excursions to the lands of my ancestors, Eastern Europe and Morocco.

You'll hear klezmer (like the Klezmatics, from whom I borrowed the title of this post), modern interpretations of Sephardic music (including Yasmin Levy and Deleon), a few traditional Passover songs, Israeli pop legends like Teapacks and Ofra Haza, and much more.

So come hang out and shep naches with us, tonight from 6-8:30PM SLT. You can join me (Carter) in world at Madhu's Cafe Indien, or listen in on gullar sahir's main stream. Hope to see you there!

From the Library: Klezmer and Eastern Europe

Klezmer reaches from its roots in Eastern European folk traditions to modern experimental jazz. Today's program includes not only contemporary klezmer performers but also traditional Eastern European folk musicians.

From the Library is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the program now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's program is presented by Otenth Paderborn.

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For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Image: Klezmer, from Shtetl, Mayn Khoyever heym; a gedenknish
(Shtetl, My destroyed home; A Remembrance) by Issachar Ryback, 1897-1935.

From the Library: Chag Sameach!

As sundown circles the globe tonight, the last candles will be lit to celebrate the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah. In the same celebratory spirit, we offer today klezmer and Hanukkah music (and, along the way, just one or two pieces of klezmer Christmas music).

From the Library is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the program now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's program is presented by Otenth Paderborn.

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For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

(Image: Hanukkah lamp paper cutting by Avital Pinnick, via Flickr)

From the Library: Klezmer

As sundown circles the globe tonight, Jews will begin celebrating the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah. In the same celebratory spirit, we offer today klezmer and Hanukkah music (and, along the way, just one or two pieces of klezmer Christmas music).

From the Library is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the program now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's program is presented by Otenth Paderborn.

Tune in:

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

(Image by Flickr user isfullofcrap, Second Life resident Crap Mariner)

From the Library: Inspired by Eastern Europe

If there were a geographic center to today's music, it would be Bulgaria--but the influences of Eastern Europe spread to Klezmer and gypsy music around the world. The highly varied music in the program includes lyrical instrumentals as well as droning voices (and instruments), choral works, and rousing dance tunes.

From the Library is produced by gullar sahir in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the program now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's program is presented by Otenth Paderborn.

Tune in:

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.