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An early influence on Orthodox pop was the 1971 album Or Chodosh, the debut of an eponymous group created by Sh'or Yoshuv roommates Rabbi Shmuel Brazil, who would later create the group Regesh, and Yossi Toiv, later known as Country Yossi; the group performed at Brooklyn College with David Werdyger's son, the young Mordechai Ben David, opening for them.
All-female Jewish rock/blues/jazz band from Jerusalem. 1985 John Zorn: Avant-garde composer and founder of Tzadik Records. 1987 Shlock Rock: Known for their Jewish-themed parodies of popular songs. 1991 Steve Lieberman: American Jewish outsider musician with elements of punk and metal. Also known as "The Gangsta Rabbi". 1992 Sam Glaser
Jewish rock is a form of contemporary Jewish religious music that is influenced by various forms of secular rock music.Pioneered by contemporary folk artists like Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and the Diaspora Yeshiva Band, the genre gained popularity in the 1990s and 2000s with bands like Soulfarm, Blue Fringe, and Moshav Band that appealed to teens and college students, while artists like Matisyahu ...
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In existence from 1975 to 1983, the band infused rock and bluegrass music with Jewish lyrics, creating a style of music it called "Chassidic rock" [1] or "Country and Eastern". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The band had an international following, having become famous after winning three Israel Chassidic Festivals, in 1977, 1978, and 1980 and produced many hit ...
Blue Fringe's music incorporated elements of pop, rock, funk, R&B, and blue-eyed soul. [9] [10] The band's influences included Jewish artists like Diaspora Yeshiva Band, Moshav Band, Soulfarm, and Reva L'Sheva, as well as secular artists like The Beatles, Coldplay, John Mayer, Counting Crows, Victor Wooten, Elliott Smith, and Oasis.
However, in 1976 formed by Yerachmiel Begun as well, the Miami Boys Choir was part of a larger surge in popularity of Orthodox Jewish choral music. [1] The use of an all-boy choir is related to a common interpretation of Orthodox Jewish law ( halachah ) of kol isha which they hold prohibits males above the age of majority from listening to non ...
The following includes both musicians who play Jewish rock as well as secular rock musicians that are of Jewish descent. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.