Kate Bush is enjoying an out-of-nowhere, late-career moment. At 63, the English art-rock singer-songwriter with the distinctive soprano and a four-octave range finds herself with her greatest hit, ...
“Understanding popular music -- how it was manufactured and consumed -- is one of the key elements to understanding Israeli culture,” according to Lewis H. Glinert, a professor of Asian and Middle ...
Elana Arian has always associated Jewish music with summer camp. From the time she was a little kid at Kutz, a summer camp ...
(JTA) — Amy Winehouse, the Jewish singer and songwriter whose soulful tunes about her dark personal life became influential pop hits, would have turned 40 this year. Her debut album “Frank” also turns ...
(New York Jewish Week) — After she finished her compulsory military service as a singer in an IDF performing arts troupe, Israeli folk singer Bat Ella wasn’t sure how she would incorporate music into ...
Composer Rob Kapilow explains how Jewish immigrants essentially wrote much of what might be considered the soundtrack to Christmas. He also breaks down some popular Christmas songs to help make sense ...