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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 ...
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
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.
Jewish composers, musicians, and promoters had a prominent role in the transition from jazz and swing to doo-wop and rock 'n' roll in American popular music of the 1950s, [3] while Jewish businessmen founded many of the labels that recorded rhythm and blues during the height of the vocal group era.
Songs in Hebrew (4 C, 60 P) Y. Yiddish-language music (4 C, 8 P) Z. Zemirot (9 P) Pages in category "Jewish music" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of ...
The stated purpose of the band is to spread Jewish pride, identity and awareness throughout the Jewish community, for Jewish continuity. Solomon and Shlock Rock tour around the world, playing at concerts, schools, and Jewish events. They are the only Jewish music band to play a concert in all 50 states. [citation needed]
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Within the traditional Jewish community, cantoral and chasiddic melodies were the musical standard.. In the 1950s and early 1960s recordings began to be made of non-cantorial Jewish music, beginning with Ben Zion Shenker's recording of the music of the Modzitz chassidic sect [2] and Cantor David Werdyger's Gerrer recordings.