The Pennywhistlers Started It All Folk & World Music The Pennywhistlers Started It All Richard Silverstein September 14, 2014 There were two songs that played a formative role in my musical life. They are Shto Mi... Read More Read more about The Pennywhistlers Started It All
Idan Raichel, Israel’s Leading World Music Star and Defender of IDF Rape of Palestinians, Tours U.S. Mideast Peace Idan Raichel, Israel’s Leading World Music Star and Defender of IDF Rape of Palestinians, Tours U.S. Richard Silverstein May 25, 2014 The University of Washington World Music concert series announced its 2014-15 schedule recently. In November, it will... Read More Read more about Idan Raichel, Israel’s Leading World Music Star and Defender of IDF Rape of Palestinians, Tours U.S.
Idan Raichel, Israeli World Music Star, Endorses Torture, Rape of Arab Prisoners Folk & World Music Mideast Peace The Arts Idan Raichel, Israeli World Music Star, Endorses Torture, Rape of Arab Prisoners Richard Silverstein January 6, 2014 Ben White writes that Idan Raichel, one of Israel’s biggest pop stars and a celebrity in the... Read More Read more about Idan Raichel, Israeli World Music Star, Endorses Torture, Rape of Arab Prisoners
Harps in Heaven Folk & World Music Mideast Peace Harps in Heaven Richard Silverstein November 3, 2013 Two nights ago, I turned on the local public radio station which I listen to in the... Read More Read more about Harps in Heaven
Palestinian Singer, Reem Kelani Performs in Seattle Folk & World Music Mideast Peace Seattle Palestinian Singer, Reem Kelani Performs in Seattle Richard Silverstein April 6, 2013 Palestinian musician, Reem Kelani, will be in Seattle this week doing a series of concerts, talks and... Read More Read more about Palestinian Singer, Reem Kelani Performs in Seattle
Memories of a Palestinian Wound Folk & World Music Mideast Peace Memories of a Palestinian Wound Richard Silverstein April 23, 2011 I read a wonderful review of a new album, Baghani, by the Palestinian performer Amal Murkus that... Read More Read more about Memories of a Palestinian Wound
J Street Pimps Noa’s U.S. Concert Tour, Israeli Performer Who Supported Gaza War, Accused Hamas of Rape Folk & World Music Mideast Peace J Street Pimps Noa’s U.S. Concert Tour, Israeli Performer Who Supported Gaza War, Accused Hamas of Rape Richard Silverstein April 24, 2010 Lately J Street has made a few lame political decisions, one of them being joining with Stand... Read More Read more about J Street Pimps Noa’s U.S. Concert Tour, Israeli Performer Who Supported Gaza War, Accused Hamas of Rape
Sholem Aleichem’s Seder, the Sarajevo Haggadah, Moses’ Hidden Identity and Dayenu Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Sholem Aleichem’s Seder, the Sarajevo Haggadah, Moses’ Hidden Identity and Dayenu Richard Silverstein April 11, 2009 For some reason, I haven’t felt motivated to write a specifically peysadika post this year. But I’ve... Read More Read more about Sholem Aleichem’s Seder, the Sarajevo Haggadah, Moses’ Hidden Identity and Dayenu
Noa Calls for Israel to Rid Gaza of Hamas ‘Cancer’ Folk & World Music Mideast Peace Noa Calls for Israel to Rid Gaza of Hamas ‘Cancer’ Richard Silverstein January 27, 2009 I don’t know what demon possessed Ahinoam Nini’s brain when she wrote a long passionate letter to... Read More Read more about Noa Calls for Israel to Rid Gaza of Hamas ‘Cancer’
‘Chekhovian Resolution’: Donald Byrd Speaks on Israel-Palestine Mideast Peace ‘Chekhovian Resolution’: Donald Byrd Speaks on Israel-Palestine Richard Silverstein November 25, 2008 Last Saturday, I attended an amazing artistic event. Donald Byrd’s contemporary dance group, Spectrum Dance Theater, performed... Read More Read more about ‘Chekhovian Resolution’: Donald Byrd Speaks on Israel-Palestine
A Zis’n Peysach: Wishing You Joy and Redemption Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society A Zis’n Peysach: Wishing You Joy and Redemption Richard Silverstein April 20, 2008 The Ma Nishtanah page from the Sarajevo Haggadah (source: Talmud.de) To all my Jewish readers I wish... Read More Read more about A Zis’n Peysach: Wishing You Joy and Redemption
Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir Performs Sephardic Music Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Seattle Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir Performs Sephardic Music Richard Silverstein March 9, 2008 A few weeks ago I read that Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir would be performing Sephardic music tonight.... Read More Read more about Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir Performs Sephardic Music