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Featured Artists
Sarah Aroeste
Inspired by her family’s Sephardic roots in Greece and Macedonia, Sarah Aroeste has spent the last 10 years bringing her contemporary style of original and traditional Ladino music to audiences around the world.
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Lior Ben-Hur
Born in Jerusalem with Greek and Iraqi roots, Lior Ben-Hur and his San Francisco-based band, Sol Tevél, represent a new generation in Reggae/ World music.
Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
The spiritual leader of the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda, Rabbi Gershom Sizomu is also a Grammy-nominated singer and musician.
Music Blog Posts
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Andrew Esensten, Jewish&, 11/15/2019
David Serero draws on his Moroccan Jewish heritage in his adaptations of classic plays.
Andrew Esensten, Jewish&, 10/16/2018
Anthony Russell’s brilliant new album attempts to answer that question.
Team Be'chol Lashon, Jewish&, 09/26/2018
New video from Sarah Aroeste celebrates Sephardic & Indian Simchat Torah traditions.
Team Be'chol Lashon, Jewish&, 09/14/2017
Talking about an “Anyada Buena” with Ladino singer and activist Sarah Aroeste
Team Be'chol Lashon, Jewish&, 09/21/2016
What is Jewish music?
Lior Ben-Hur, Jewish&, 06/14/2016
Music and Judaism go hand in hand. Every Shabbat service, lifecycle event, Jewish holiday or Israeli holiday has a specific song or melody that relates to that special day.
Ruth Abusch-Magder, Jewish&, 03/30/2015
This simple piece of the Haggadah liturgy is one the first Jews learn but few of us know about the history of this text and the music that has now become the classic tradition.
Team Be'chol Lashon, Jewish&, 03/01/2016
It was not until she was already on her way to adulthood, that singer Sarah Aroeste discovered the connection between her Sephardic roots in Greece and her love of music with the Sephardic musical traditions in Ladino.
Sandra Lawson, Jewish&, 11/10/2015
I met the landlady’s husband. His name is Michael. He came to collect the rent, and what I thought would be a more formal conversation turned out to be another awesome encounter with a wonderful human being.
Prodezra/Reuben Fromey, Jewish&, 09/01/2015
If I’ve learned anything being a black, observant, Jewish Hip-Hop artist, it’s that it takes time and patience for something new to be accepted and to catch on. As Rosh Hoshanah approaches, I’m ready for more new beginnings that I may never have dreamed of or had the courage to pursue.
Marcella White Campbell, Jewish&, 05/27/2015
It’s the end of the summer, and my children are educating me about Jewish pirates.
Canton Rachel Stock Spilker, Jewish&, 01/22/2015
There is a myth that Jewish music is "always in a minor key," and often echoes themes of pieces like "Hava Nagila" and "Kol Nidrei."
Sarah Aroeste, Jewish&, 10/21/2014
The times in my life when I have most often struggled to retain that feeling of being grounded, I have turned to music.
Talya G. Sloan, Jewish&, 08/26/2014
Ladino first cast its magic spell on me in childhood. It always struck me as a graceful, rolling language, one of emotion and longing, filled with desire.
Sarah Aroeste, Jewish&, 05/20/2014
I want her to know that I, her mother, will always be there for her with love and song.
Aryeh Weinberg, Jewish&, 05/06/2014
Rabbi Juan Mejia, Jewish&, 03/14/2014
Carnival, Mardi Gras, Carnaval. These words convey exhuberance, dancing, masks, and overflowing joy (and often excess).
Ruth Abusch-Magder, Jewish&, 01/28/2014
Sarah Aroeste, Jewish&, 11/15/2013
Sing for Joy
From the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda, this is a collection of recognizable, traditional Jewish songs set to amazing new African rhythms.