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New York Times has a feature story on Diddy Sean Combs protege Shyne's conversion to…

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We have word from David Gould that his Jewish Reggae project 'Adonai and I' is back in the studio to record "Feast of Passover" for release sometime this year.



The new record features:

David Solid Gould - bass (John Brown's Body alumni)

Tommy Benedetti- drums (John Brown's Body)

Craig Akira Fujita- vocals (Pressure Cooker, Joint Chiefs)

Mike Keenan- guitar (John… Continue

After a successful tour of Cuba this past Fall, Sephardic music revivalists Roberto Rodriguez and Sarah Aroeste founded the AROESTE-RODRIGUEZ CUBAN JEWISH MUSIC PROJECT.



Their lofty aim is to promote Cuban Jewish life through music, develop and record… Continue

Yeganyahu Avishai Mekonen emigrated from Ethiopia to Israel in 1984 as part of Operation Moses, and has worked as a photographer and filmmaker on projects investigating issues of race and identity.



This project creates a living commentary on the contemporary state of Ethiopian Jews’ assimilation juxtaposed against what is being lost with the passing of older generations. The ritual of counting seven generations of ancestry ensures generational continuity and that Ethiopian… Continue

Punk-Klezmers Golem have released a new album, CITIZEN BORIS, on Jdub Records. Bandleader Annette Ezekiel Kogan talk about the new album on the Nextbook podcast



The New Yorker calls Golem "Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverence for Old World tradition." The Washington Post says "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with… Continue