A nigun a day.

Fast Oldies - MBD

2012-02-09T17:42:00.002-05:00

Chevron Sheli - Avraham Fried

2012-02-05T04:57:00.003-05:00

On Thursday.

Yerushalaim Our Home! - MBD

2012-02-02T04:54:00.001-05:00

Yerushalaim, We're Going Home!!! - Journeys

2012-01-31T10:26:00.002-05:00

Kadshenu - MBD

2012-01-30T16:19:00.001-05:00

Posted for just the last few notes (2:54).

Many Happy Days Are Coming Soon! - MBD

2012-01-25T10:57:00.001-05:00

Racheim - BenZion Solomon & Sons

2012-01-24T09:33:00.001-05:00

Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

2012-01-23T10:17:00.002-05:00

Like a good wine. Only better, better and better with every year

Hisoreri - Shlomo Carlebach

2012-01-20T11:22:00.003-05:00

Good Shabbos!

Adon Olam - Morris Sisters / Israel Edelson

2012-01-18T15:58:00.002-05:00

Composed by Israel Edelson. If you can get past the very Reformish sound and the vocal performance, you'll find the music and overall composition to be quite beautiful. Watch here.

Men Darf Bahalten (Ropshitz) - Lipa Shmeltzer

2012-01-17T10:46:00.002-05:00

From the star who brought Lion King to the Jewish stage...

Vehar'einu - Shlomo Carlebach

2012-01-16T09:32:00.000-05:00

After Kabbolas Shabbos, we stopped into CAY as we do, to catch the last few notes of this sing-ular service. Chezzi said kaddish and then "Mizmor Lidovid" before Aleinu. To this tune.

It.

Dug.

But by Shabbos morning I could no longer remember the tune.

So on motza'ei Shabbos, after maariv and Living Torah, I stopped into CAY as I do, to catch a last dance with this Havdala Jam. And I grabbed Chezzi and I drew him in and I yelled into his ear while his eyes were very closed: "WHAT WAS THE TUNE YOU USED FOR MIZMOR LIDOVID??????"

"SHLOMO'S 'VIHAR'EINU! THERE'S ONLY ONE!!!!"

Shomrei - MBD & Shira

2012-01-13T09:27:00.001-05:00

Good Shabbos!

Birkat Hamazon - Piamenta

2012-01-12T16:26:00.002-05:00

Remember when we loved this song?!

Candles - HASC IV

2012-01-11T09:36:00.001-05:00

All it takes is one small candle.

Make it a good day, and have one!

I'm a Hippopotamus - Marvelous Midos Machine

2012-01-10T10:20:00.003-05:00

This post was supposed to be "Candles" from HASC IV.

But then, Shmuel told me that Mishpacha Magazine interviewed Abie Rotenberg who gave them two incredible answers to the question "What is you favorite Abie Rotenberg song?"

The first answer was: "I hope I haven't written it yet!" Awesome. The second was: "The answer I have given since the day it was written: I'm a hippopotamus."

Us too, Abie. Us too.

Yosef Mokir Shabbos - Avraham Fried

2012-01-06T10:49:00.003-05:00

Gut Shabbos!!!

Who Am I? - Abie Rotenberg

2012-01-05T12:47:00.000-05:00

From HASC's Unforgettable Moments. So I don't know offhand which year. "And he's strumming a make-believe guitah' that he doesn't have!"

My Fellow Jew - Ivrihim Frid

2012-01-04T11:24:00.002-05:00

A great concert song!

Adir Ayom - Andy Statman Quartet

2012-01-03T11:07:00.002-05:00

The album is called Between Heaven and Earth. But is it even? Or is it just Heaven?

He looks like this, for reference:

Somewhere Over the RainbowIsrael "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole

2012-01-02T09:44:00.003-05:00

What a purely beautiful rendition!
It's 2012.
Happy, joyous, giving, finding, shining 2012 to every single person who wants it.

More about the singer.

Mishehu Holech Tamid Iti Avraham Fried - Live in Israel

2011-12-30T10:26:00.002-05:00

A cover of Ofra Haza's song and in my opinion a far better attempt at interpreting a beautiful Hebrew song. La'afukei mai? La'afukai kidi'amaran. Gut Shabbos!

Ofra's performance plus transliterated and translated lyrics, here.

A Brivele Der Mameh! - Dudu Fisher

2011-12-29T09:53:00.004-05:00

Ahhh! So Jewish!

Shama Vatismach - Helfgott

2011-12-28T17:13:00.001-05:00

Have you heard this Helfgott fellow? A year or so of quiet so he's not over-exposed, and then BAM! This is power!!!

Please excuse the previous post. It seems it's a Kitrug on Nochi. Doesn't happen to any other tracks, pooh, pooh, pooh.

Shalom - Nochi Krohn

2011-12-28T10:14:00.001-05:00

Thank you Hashem for Chanukah and for Yud Shvat. Shalom! Here's a bit of Country Yiddem.

Keli Atah | Haneiros Halalu(Avraham Fried "Hupp Cossack")

2011-12-27T14:51:00.001-05:00

For Rosh Chodesh:

For Chanukah:

Thank you excellent people who joined the high, high, kumzitz last night! And to my partner, friend and harmony. For many particular things and all of them together.

Keli Atah - Avraham Fried - "Hallel"

2011-12-26T10:23:00.001-05:00

By mentschlich request. Happy chanukah! Happy chodesh! I quite don't like most of this song, but for the tenuah "Ki, ki lecha..."

Have Patience - MMM!

2011-12-22T10:06:00.001-05:00

Okay, just one.

Benny Friedman's New Single

2011-12-21T16:01:00.003-05:00

HT: MZ

Maoz Tzur - London School of Jewish Song

2011-12-21T09:52:00.000-05:00

The thing with old-school Jew music--actually, lots of music--is that is is waaaay over-orchestrated. The bass line is dizzying on this track, it's almost playing [bad] lead; the horns between every signature are simply unneeded. Happy Chanukah!

Ko Ribon - MBD - Moshiach³

2011-12-16T12:20:00.002-05:00

Good shabbos! "Oyoyoyoy AMEICH! AMEICH! Ameich di vichart mikol umaya..."

Don't Forget - 8th Day

2011-12-14T10:42:00.001-05:00

It is to the mushpa to know where to look, to the Mashpia to remember who's looking, and to all of us to remember that we are always both.

Niggun Shabbos - Moshe Yess (Amami)

2011-12-09T11:05:00.001-05:00

What? WHAT? WHAT?

2011-12-08T12:41:00.001-05:00

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????

Eddie Albert and Sondra Lee sing "Little Child"

2011-12-07T11:41:00.001-05:00

Hiney Kel - Nochi Krohn

2011-12-07T09:29:00.002-05:00

Good morning, would you like a glass of mellow with that?

Nye Zuritzi - Andy Statman Quartet

2011-12-06T10:29:00.003-05:00

This is such incredible and incredibly Jewish music! LOVE! Which is funny, because I have a special place in my heart for disliking klezmer. Oh, but Andy and his Quartet played at a wedding last night, and WOW! What a wedding! Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Yom Shlishi, shehuchpal bo "Ki tov!" Here is Niggun Lishabbos viYom Tov. The cymbal action is re-dikiliss!

Do As I Do - Good Shabbos Every Buddy!

2011-12-02T10:22:00.001-05:00

There are now 43 tracks in the "Shabbos Label." We are 40 numeric values short of making "שבת" be bigematria "ממש סו דיפ, א געוואלד!" This is the sixth day of the first week of the third month of the year and it is Friday. Good Shabbos Yingelach and Meydullz!

Ufrois Oleinu - Shlomo Simcha

2011-12-01T14:13:00.001-05:00

From Solid Gold 2. The last tnuah "...ushmor tzeiseinu, uvo'einu, lichaim ulishalom..." has been playing through my head for the last two days. Now in yours!

K'ayol Taarog - Tzlil V'zemer

2011-11-29T10:12:00.002-05:00

Cant get this song out of my head after seeing all the "Detroiter" counselors over the the Kinus weekend.

Yosef My Son - Moshe Yess

2011-11-29T09:52:00.001-05:00

"Runnin though my head, runnin through my head." This song just kinda came to me this morning and I gave myself the chills. Brrrr. Originally posted on iMeem, so I re-post.

Wow!

The Jealousy Song - Marvelous Midos Machine

2011-11-28T12:21:00.001-05:00

Hisoreri - Avraham Fried

2011-11-24T10:22:00.001-05:00

Shuffled in yesterday. What a great remembery!

Off of "Holyland's Greatest Hits"/"You're Never Alone" - 1983.

Belz Niggun #5 in Be Meiner

2011-11-23T15:52:00.001-05:00

Hamerachem - Benny Friedman

2011-11-22T10:59:00.001-05:00

Inspired by the Bomsteins, from Levi to Ber and back.

Bichlal, the harmonies on this recording are not too Eh!. Ah?

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

2011-11-21T10:51:00.001-05:00

Coming next week IYH. This could be fun.

Parnuseh - Yom Tov Ehrlech

2011-11-18T10:13:00.003-05:00

I don't always know what he's talking about, but i know i like it!

Kol Hamiracheim - Abie Rotenberg

2011-11-16T09:54:00.001-05:00

Classic Abie: So sad, you wanna jump for joy! Great orchestration in the intro and interludes.

Full of vocalist (un)surprises... No idea where this recording is from.

"A Karahod!"

2011-11-15T11:36:00.001-05:00

So THIS is what a Karahod is!

HT:EW

“Shabbos with Zeidy Berish – Ma Yedidus Menuchoseich.”

2011-11-14T00:41:00.002-05:00

Shvigaro - Dudu Fisher

2011-11-11T11:30:00.001-05:00

Thanks for Last Night!

2011-11-10T10:52:00.006-05:00

Just wanted to give a shout out to Benny, Shloimy Gertner, and Leonard for helping me through an (almost) all nighter. Here are my faves from last night:

Benny - Batuach Ani

Shloimy Gertner - Hashomayim

Leonard Cohen - Democracy

Vant (Oy Golus!) - Avraham FriedThe Good Old Days

2011-11-09T08:44:00.001-05:00

Memories included.

Commercial Interruption - "Vote!"

2011-11-09T08:39:00.000-05:00

A Monsey Robocall for yesterday's election...

HT:MoisheMuch

Mekimi - Yosef Karduner

2011-11-08T12:28:00.001-05:00

Moe was right.

Just beautiful.

Besides, I asked R' Yosef to play "Banai" from Nochi Krohn (see Nochi Krohn label, right) and he hesitated for second, unsure about which song I was referencing. Then he went "Oh! That was a beautiful song, wasn't it? I've never played it in concert. I don't know how it goes..." Or something. Yeah, Yosef, it really, really was.

Min Hameitzar - Yosef Karduner

2011-11-07T10:05:00.000-05:00

Awesome concert/Kumzitz/Farbrengen last night! This was a crowd favorite.

Kol Zman Shehaneshama Bikirbi - Shlomo Artzi

2011-11-06T16:15:00.001-05:00

This is a Belzer Niggun, a Tnuah really, that Shlomo Artzi ends up singing in studio. It looks like a collaborative "jam" of sorts in the late 80s. Whew! Whow!

Hat tip: Deep Awltirack.

Never on Friday - Dudu Fisher

2011-11-04T09:37:00.000-04:00

A little bit of Dudu the Broadway performer, Dudu the kindergarten entertainer, Dudu the Chazzan. A lot of fun in every way anyway.

Shout-out and best wishes to SSY author Levi who will be running his annual twenty-six-point-two in New York this Sunday!

Good Shabbos, chevraya kadisha!

Eizehi Mekoimon - MBD

2011-11-03T10:42:00.003-04:00

Inspired by Coolio in a comment on "A Sukkaleh a Kleine". Lyrics

Se'u Shearim - Shauli

2011-11-02T10:51:00.002-04:00

Ber wants. Ber gets.

National Day of Al Kein Tzion - Cuz Ber Made Me

2011-11-01T12:25:00.000-04:00

Shlomo Simcha - "Aneini"

Avraham Fried- "Around the Year II"

MBD - "MBD & Shira"

"Ilan / Kad Yasvun / Friday Night Niggun" - MBD

2011-10-31T11:26:00.001-04:00

I found myself humming "Kad Yasvun" this morning and considered making it a National Day of Kad Yasvun. But there's only one other that I can think of, so instead, we'll use this opportunity to post a beautiful track from a relatively old recording that may have been conceived in the same brain section as the recent MBD & Shira. From "Once Upon A Niggun". track 6: "Yeshivish"

It's Time to Say Good Shabbos! - Journeys I

2011-10-28T09:47:00.000-04:00

What a classic! Good Shabbos everyone.

UPDATE: Oooh, totally almost forgot to tag this as Dov Levine Whom We Love!

Ima - Dedi

2011-10-27T14:08:00.001-04:00

A great performer, a less perfect singer. I give you....DEDI

Yiddish Jems (Hebrew) - Yackov

2011-10-26T15:13:00.006-04:00

IIRC Mendy Kaplan from Safed wrote the Hebrew lyrics. Listening to this, I decided that he's a true genius! He translated (almost) every word accurately, i.e. didn't add or remove words to re-write the story, and managed to keep them as a rhyme.

Enjoy.

Im Eshkachech - Ben Asouf

2011-10-26T12:04:00.005-04:00

This is what this song would sound like if Shwekey would just finally accept who he is!

Al Kein Tzion - MBD and Shira - Kissufim

2011-10-25T14:08:00.005-04:00

This track was chosen using the method of Borer: Extracting the enjoyable from the undesirable. Please do not play on Shabbos or Yom Tov.

See Our New Look.Ahh? Eh? Huh? Eek?

2011-10-25T10:15:00.010-04:00

Still under construction. Thank you Peretz of Big Chair Design for the beautiful laying out, with particular thanks for the new mural/masthead!

Comments welcome!

Napoleon's March - Chabad Centennial Concert

2011-10-24T13:18:00.003-04:00

The other part of the theme song of JEM's Living Torah series... It's pretty solid at full length with full sound.

I remember opining then--and my opinion hasn't changed--that Yisroel Lamm has one grab-bag of arrangements into which he dips at random. He then spreads a generous helping of whatever comes up over a few Miami Experiences, some HASCs and the occasional Chabad Centennial Concert.

Nyet, Nyet from the same concert

Dos Yiddishe Lid

2011-10-18T16:15:00.002-04:00

Today I loved the song from the 6:12 mark. I think this song somehow really embodies the concept that from Rosh HaShana through Simchas Torah is really one long Yom Tov, with the Avoda differing for each Yom Tov.

P.S. Please excuse any typos, I typed only with my left hand :)

A Sukkale A Kleine - The Rabbis Sons

2011-10-11T11:00:00.002-04:00

Found this great rendition of the old Yiddish song A Sukkele a Kleine, enjoy.

Song | Words/Album Cover

If you have any other versions please share.

Build a Sukkah - Rabbi Joe Black

2011-10-10T21:15:00.001-04:00

Found it here: Save the Music

The Gvir - R' Peretz Mockin ז"ל

2011-10-10T15:19:00.002-04:00

Repost

Niggun Rikkud Chabad - MBD

2011-10-10T10:15:00.009-04:00

During the Presidential race between John Kerry and President Bush in 2004, the NYTIMES ran an editorial and pointed out the faults of the Kerry–Edwards logo. Their chief complaint was, that unlike the Bush-Cheny logo, when looking at the Kerry-Edwards logo all you saw was Edwards.

Sorry to say, the visual of this CD cover speaks volumes.

Niggun Rikkud

Niggun Talmidie HaTzemach Tzedek

Discuss.

Uvashofar Gadol Yitakah - Shlomo Simcha

2011-10-05T11:41:00.001-04:00

K'Vakoras - Yossele Rosenblatt

2011-10-03T10:49:00.001-04:00

Webb - Shema Kolenu 2011

2011-09-27T10:52:00.001-04:00

From this morning!

Motzen - Shema Kolenu 2011

2011-09-26T18:05:00.005-04:00

From this years Selichos. Overall he did a good job, for me this was the highlight.

Ha'azinu Hashamayim - MoshavDancing in a Dangerous World

2011-09-26T14:50:00.002-04:00

This should last a month or two of "Leben Mit Der Tzeit..."
הנה ימים באים, חברה!

V'Hachen - MBD - Ein Od Milvado

2011-09-23T10:12:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, I held an MBD Singathon in my brain: Ein Od Milvado, Tomid Bisimcha, Efshar Letaken, Jerusalem Is Not For Sale, Let Me People Go, Ken Burgess, Kulam Ahuvim. This track is pretty high up there overall.

B'Motzai Menucha

2011-09-22T15:40:00.004-04:00

Retzai Asirosom - Rosenblatt

Machnisei Rachamim - Shlomo Simcha

Moron Di V'shmayo - זאנוויל קווארטין

K'Ayol Taarog - Avraham Fried

2011-09-22T09:39:00.001-04:00

From The Time Is Now!
Good Morning friends.

Hadran Alach - Laibel ben Moshe

2011-09-21T14:29:00.004-04:00

Well before Lipa. Better than Journeys. And what can you say when someone so naturally rhymes "רבא" with "cover"?

Tal Yasis (R' Aharon Charitonov) - Dovid Horowitz

2011-09-21T11:13:00.004-04:00

Ki Hamitzvah Hazos - Avraham Fried - Aderaba

2011-09-20T18:04:00.001-04:00

From today's Chita"s for tonight's Gabbai.

Al Chomosayich Yerushalayim Tzlil V'Zemer III + MBD at HASC XVII

2011-09-20T10:51:00.004-04:00

Ahhhhhhhhh, Yerushalayim!

Tzlil V'Zemer:

MBD at HASC:

Tzlil Meitar - Eyal Golan

2011-09-19T10:37:00.004-04:00

Something more introspective and yearning. Maybe he is singing to the Shechina this Elul. What. Ever. I looove this song.

*Didn't realize this was the title track of this album. It just plays periodically on my shuffle and I can't get e-nough.

Ma Yedidus - MBD - Jerusalem Is Not for Sale

2011-09-16T10:02:00.000-04:00

Good Shabbos!

Dolly Parton - Abie Rotenberg

2011-09-15T21:32:00.004-04:00

Faster Beat - Dolly:

Slower Beat - Abie:

Banai - BanaiThe Nochi Krohn Band featuring Josef N. Qarduner

2011-09-15T10:41:00.005-04:00

Remember The Nochi Krohn Band? You know, "Tzeischem, tzeischem, tzeischem lishalom, tzeischem lishalom mal'achei hashalom, tzeischem lishalom mal'achei hashalom...mal'achai Elyon..." Or just: the Fourth Shalom Aleichem ;)

Soooo...their recent offering is more, like, less, but the title traq called "Banai" is super correct as far as right and righteous music goes.

Be a Friend - Tzlil V'Zemer IV

2011-09-14T10:48:00.002-04:00

Love is all we need. (Love is all we need. Love is all we need. Love is all we need. Love is all nee weed. What is all we weed? All we need is love. All we love is weed. Weed is all we need. All we need is weed.) All The Weed We Need.™

Jews of Silence - Tzlil V'Zemer

2011-09-13T10:22:00.001-04:00

What?

Oh, okay. I get it. Silence, silence, Gezeiras Shavah. Very cute.

Sound of Silence - Paul Simon - LIVE

2011-09-12T09:42:00.003-04:00

I Believe - Chaim Fogelman

2011-09-08T12:19:00.003-04:00

You're my Strength, You're my Power, You're my Hero, You're my Tower

Music Video Code by Torah Cafe

Meloch - Shlomo Simcha

2011-09-07T11:09:00.002-04:00

I came across this for the first time today. Your thoughts?

Kale Ha'Hodaos - Avraham Fried

2011-09-06T13:09:00.001-04:00

Speaking of 80's....I Couldn't resist.

Avraham Yagel - Avraham Fried

2011-09-02T12:30:00.002-04:00

Pump up the 80s!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This rocks :) :) :)

Good Shabbos, kids. Big treat coming next week.

The Procrastinater's Theme Song - Matisyahu

2011-09-01T10:31:00.004-04:00

Meant to post this ages ago...

Chanukah Song - Miami Boys Choir

2011-08-31T17:15:00.001-04:00

Posted only for 4:13 to 4:20.

By the Waters of Bavel - The Yitzchak Halevi Band

2011-08-31T14:11:00.002-04:00

Another reason for posting this is because "Bitzeis Yisroel" on Tzlil V'Zemer vol. 5 is a cover of "By the rivers of Babylon" and I was reminded of this today.