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OutOfTowner Reviews Kolot by Yaakov Shwekey

A note to my adoring fans: I apologize for not being able to write any reviews of many of the recent amazing releases in Jewish Music. I am hoping to be able to “catch up” and write about all of my...

Shimon’s Review of “Pruz Control” by Michoel Pruzansky

2003 was a pretty good year for Jewish Music.  That year saw the release of Abie Rotenberg’s Aish 2, the first Yeshiva Boys Choir album, Ohad’s first solo album, the satire/parody album I’m So Sick...

Inspiring Voice Reviews Yaakov Shwekey – Kolot

Yaakov Shwekey, Yaakov Shwekey, hmm, a new album. Should I get it? Hmm, I don’t know. He’s a shpitz singer, but  I heard it’s Sefardi. I know he’s a Sefardi, but always sings Yeshivish… Got similar...

Shimon’s Review of “A Time For Music XXVII: Celebrating 40 Years of Camp HASC”

Full disclosure: I love, love, love the annual HASC Concert.  It is—and has been for many years—the flagship event of the Jewish Music industry, featuring many of the greatest stars of past, presen...

Shimon’s Review of “Am Yisroel” by R’ Nachman Seltzer and Shira Chadasha

The boys’ choir has always been a mainstay of Jewish music.  From the earliest chassidishe choirs, to Amudei Shaish and Toronto Pirchei in the ‘70s, to Tzlil V’zemer and Miami in the ‘80s and ‘90s,...