Gesher Tzar • Yosef Karduner

That this whole world is a narrow bridge is well-documented. The point of this information though, "the underlying principle—the main thing—is that there should not be any fear at all..."

Roni • Yosef Qarduner - Acapella

Oy, Golus!

Mizmor Lidavid - Yosef Karduner

"Shivtecha umish'antecha, heima yenachamuni. Ta'aroch lifanai shulchan neged tzorerai."

Mekimi - Yosef Karduner

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

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

Banai - BanaiThe Nochi Krohn Band featuring Josef N. Qarduner

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.

Al Tira Avdi Ya'akov - Karduner - Melave Malka

Ya'akov,

As you walk down Cheshvan Road, fear not. For Yosef Karduner is singing to you to fear not. I believe this is originally a Modzhitzer Niggun.

Ha'aleinu/L'artzeinu - Yosef Karduner - Mikdash Melech

Do you recognize the lyrics to "Ha'aleinu"? I don't. But it mellows along a beautiful thought that seems to be "Bring us up to Eretz Yisroel in order to make us worthy of its holiness." Which reminds me of the "vikuach" "bein knesses Yisroel viHakadosh Boruch Hu." ("Knesses Yisroel omeres: Hashiveinu vinashuva, vHakadosh Boruch Hu Omer: Shuvu Eilai viAshuva aleichem." Yochid v'Rabim, halacha k'Rabim.) Maybe I'm disunderstanding the words. The next song is the next track on the same trail and it works very well as such.

Hashem S'fatai Tiftach! - Yosef Karduner - Mikdash Melech

National Week of Karduner? Maybe... What an awesome guitar-pickly-and-trumpet intro! Also a subtly spectacular bass riff throughout. Finally, the "Anu amecha" bit at the end. What a great, great, great vibe!



BeeTeeDub: total accident that my heart stopped on two Karduneskies in a row, and from the same album. He's just that good.

I know it's not a good idea, but I had the mental image of this song being the background to a "JK Wedding Dance" style thing. If you work in my office and would like to try it down our runway, let me know the time and place and we'll subwoof the hell outta this thing!

Oy Abba, Karveiiiini... Litoratecha! Limitzvotecha! Likdushatecha!

Brachot v'Hoda'ot - Yosef Karduner - Mikdash Melech

Mellow Monday, boys and girls.

Moshiach Yavo - Yosef Karduner

The Incredible Edible Niggun.

Adir Ayom - Yosef Karduner

"Ha-a-she-em eh-h-ye oy-zech, eh-ye oy-zech lee..."

I've always believed that MBD had Yeedle sing first verses on some songs so that when he cut in, the song would sound so many bajillions of times more better than if it was just a bajillion times very good to begin with. See also, Karduner, Adir Ayom, 1:01. (Except this Yeedle has a charm all his own.)

Don't Bother With This Song...

Kol Ha'olam

I mean, it isn't a BAD song per se. But the POINT--the POINT I am trying to make--is the chord progression between 1:03 and 1:09. That's all. Enjoy.

I laugh on your shtetel!