music
Jesse Lubitz (left) and Lior Albeck-Ripka at the Melbourne Recital Centre where they will hold next year’s music festival. Photo: Peter Haskin
November 28, 2018, 10:39 am
New Jewish music festival
The Shir Madness music festival in Melbourne is passing the baton to a new event for 2019.
Dr Joseph Toltz is the curator of the Out of the Shadows festival.
July 25, 2017, 12:24 pm
Uncovering hidden music works
Lost cultural works from Europe from the 1930s and 1940s are being given new life in a music festival in Sydney. Danny Gocs reports.
YID! delivers Yiddish music - with a mix of jazz, big-band, funk, electronica and indie-folk.
July 25, 2017, 12:19 pm
YID! a big group with a bigger sound
When 20 leading musicians join forces to reinterpret Yiddish songs, the result is the infectious sound of YID! Rebecca Davis reports.
The film clip to Anita Lester's single 'Man' was shot in Israel.
March 30, 2017, 12:45 pm
Music’s highs and lows
After following her Sephardi roots to Israel to shoot the video clip for her new single, London-based Australian singer-songwriter Anita Lester talks to Yael Brender about her musical journey.
By Yael Brender
Israeli singer David Broza performing during his last Australian tour in 2012. Photo: AJN file/Peter Haskin
November 9, 2016, 11:52 am
Broza’s songs of peace
Israeli musical superstar and peace activist David Broza is back in Australia this month for the first time in four years for concerts in Melbourne, Sydney and Byron Bay, plus a film premiere.
Klezmania is welcomed to Marysville in Victoria’s High Country. From left: Freydi Mrocki, Eugene Belenko, David Krycer and Lionel Mrocki.
October 29, 2015, 9:54 am
Taking klezmer to the country
Popular klezmer band Klezmania recently performed 13 concerts over five weekends in regional Victoria. For far-flung members of the Jewish community, it was an opportunity to connect through music.
Israeli singer Tula performs at the Shir Madness Jewish Music Festival in Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin
September 22, 2015, 12:17 pm
Musical treat at Shir Madness
The sound of traditional and contemporary Jewish music reverberated through Elsternwick as local and overseas stars performed for music fans celebrating Melbourne’s inaugural Shir Madness Jewish Music Festival.
Supersense curator Sophia Brous.
August 5, 2015, 11:30 am
Ecstatic over a new arts festival
A new arts festival called Supersense opens at Arts Centre Melbourne this week and explores music, film, dance, performance art, sound and light.
June 17, 2015, 10:59 am
Shir Madness celebrates Jewish music
March 4, 2015, 4:16 pm
Moving to a Balkan beat
February 11, 2015, 1:09 pm
For the love of Yiddish
May 22, 2014, 10:42 am
Shir Madness for Melbourne
May 7, 2014, 10:23 am
Maestro with a mandolin
February 5, 2014, 12:10 pm
Zorn’s musical genius
December 4, 2013, 10:09 am
Shir Madness Jewish Music Festival
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