Dovig Gabay Introduces his New CD

Dovid Gabay's highly anticipated third CD is set be released in time for Shabbos Nachamu weekend. The album, titled Eretz Yisroel, features songs by some of the hottest names in Jewish music as well as compositions from exciting new song writers, including Yossi Green, Baruch Levine, Yitzy Waldner, Elimelech Blumstein,Eli Laufer, Noach Palai, Pinny Ostreicher, Elie Schwab and Moishe Wertzberger. Arrangements for Eretz Yisroel were also done by a dazzling mix of both old and new talent including Yisroel Lamm, Leib Yaakov Rigler, Mendy Hershokowitz (Freilach Band), Pinny Ostreicher, Moshe Roth and Ami Cohen.

Featuring eleven all new tracks, this album will feature some all new musical styles for Gabay, with some exciting out of the box surprises as well. The CD will also include the hit song Bein Ha'ulam, from last winter's Kumzing CD/DVD, re-recorded with full orchestral arrangements.

Expect to see much more news about this long awaited album in the coming weeks. 

Photos by Baruch Ezagui 

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Lipa Schmeltzer, Michoel Schnitzler, Shloime Taussig, Yoni Zigelbaum, And Shea Rubenstein at a wedding

Lipa Schmeltzer, Michoel Schnitzler, Shloime Taussig, Yoni Zigelbaum, And Shea Rubenstein With Freilach Orchestra: Avrumi Schreiber - Drums, Mendy Hershkowitz - Keyboard, Nachman Dryer - Guitar, Shloime Cohen - Saxophone, Moshe Fried - Trumpet, Chemy Chummus Soibelman - Percussions. (and Michoel Schnitzler too (on the Timbales) at the wedding of Shloime Steinberg

New Lyrics composed for the wedding below

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Yeedle at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center - Video

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The Lipa Album Premiere Concert Video

Lipa sings Splash


Melech Malchei Hamelachim

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Lipa First Listen: Achron Achron Chaviv

Here is a preview of lipas upcoming album a new song . This is the song he sang at the Great Parade in Crown Heights. The song called “Achron Achron Chaviv” is about our generation being the one that will be Zoche to bring Moshiach. Lipa’s album is expected to be in stores this weekend

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Reb Shimon - Issac Honig - video

inspirational video dedicated to Boni Olam & A T.I.M.E. Song By Issac Honig - Compesed By Pinky Weber

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Lipa Schmeltzer interviews the Music Arrangers for the New Album M'eimka D'Lipa

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What Would Michoel Schitzler Not Do for a Child ?

Michoel Schnitzler singing and entertaining"a not-so-well child", of MEKIMI, the great organization which enriches the lives of hundreds of children and young adults suffering the debilitating effects of serious and long term medical conditions.

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Chilu Posen Singing Ani Ma'amin Lag Baomer in Boro Park

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Shimon Craimer – Nashir Beyachad

Shimon returns to the studio for the first time in 5 years. Shimon,s reputation has really grown for having a voice for the ages. He gives a dynamic performance be it in shul, at a concert or a simcha singing with the Neshoma Orchestra!!

The album is the product of a collaboration with an old friend from London, Motti Cohen, who is currently a top producer and drummer in the mainstream field. The album pushes the boundry of production, vocal performance and song writing containing 12 tracks of varying styles which will appeal to almost anyone who loves to listen and be inspired music.

Whether you love the uptempo of Yeshivish rock song or the power of the slow ballad to the downright soul searching funky gospel theme!! Shim Craimers Nashir Beyachad is a unique project in the Jewish Music World and you will not be disappointed!!!

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Lipa's Upcoming Album Meimka D'Lipa Cover Revealed

Here it is the Finally revealed the cover to Lipa's long awaited album Meimka D'Lipa

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Avraham Fried Marking 30th Anniversary Video Part 3

Vins Exclusive three part video interview with Avraham Fried concludes with Avremel discussing his fathers reaction to his becoming a singer and his thoughts on having his own children, who have been featured on a few of his CDs, follow in his footsteps. Fried seems humbled by his success, which has taken him all over the world, and is perhaps the only Jewish singer who has ever sung in a Las Vegas showroom. He marvels at the notion that he has been given the privilege to inspire people and is clearly grateful that he has been given this amazing opportunity.

After releasing his first DVD last year, Fried confesses to wanting to do another. Looking ahead to the future, Fried is hard at work on both a conventional album and a Yiddish/English album. As a final treat for Viewers Fried offers just a taste of a song from his upcoming album, which is due out this Tishrei.

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Lipa Schmelzer Abra Kadabra

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Engineers for Lipa's new Album Talk about the upcoming album

Ever wonder who engineers the CDs that you listen to? Well here Lipa gives us some insight as to who worked on his latest upcoming CD Meimka DLipa

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Sandy Shmueli -Ki Tov - Video

Ki Tov is a new fascinating song and video clip from the Israeli - American Singer
Two weeks all the Radio stations are playing "Ki Tov" again and again. The song was writen by Asher Lugasi and Sandy Shmuely. It is the Name of his upcoming album

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Avraham Fried Marking 30th Anniversary Video Part 2

While Avraham Fried has released over thirty albums, in this second segment of the video interview celebrating his thirtieth anniversary in the music business, he recalls his earliest days as a child singer. His first audience, perhaps, was his next door neighbor, the wife of the Alter Rebbe, who used to ask the five year old Avremel to sing for her. He went on to sing on Amudai Shaish, Sdei Chemed and a Suki and Ding wedding album.

It is clear that much has changed in the past thirty years, and Fried describes how Jewish music has evolved over that time, going from the typical Chassidic sound of the 80s to the vast array of styles that are around today. While Fried seems very comfortable embracing the new sounds and performers that make up the Jewish music scene today, including his nephews, 8th Day and Benny Friedman, he clearly has very strong feeling on the subject of performers using secular music on their albums. Taking a strong stance on a controversial topic, Fried unequivocally states that, in his opinion, attempting to kasher secular music by using Jewish words is wrong and not something he ever plans to do.

While Mordechai Ben David may have been the one to inspire Avraham Fried to become a singer, it is clear that he has found his own niche in Jewish music. Aside from a long list of Moshiach-themed songs, some hopeful and upbeat, some poignant and heartfelt, pieces like Tanya and Aderaba are among his biggest hits. Despite his mission to entertain and inspire Klal Yisroel, Fried has a special place in his heart for songs that were made popular by other singers that have clearly inspired him.

In a very rare opportunity, Avraham Fried offers the listening public the chance to shape the future of Jewish music, asking VIN readers to give him feedback so that he has a better idea of what his fans want to hear, promising to read the comments on this post and, if possible, respond to them.

Click HERE for Part 1

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Nir Seri - Adon Olam

Music Therapist Releases second single from debut album

  Nir Seri presents his second hit Composition for the Master of the Universe. He himself has written the music for this song, as well as for the whole album. The single offers another glimpse of what is in store for us in his debut album Full of Song like the Sea (Maleh shira kayam) which is scheduled to be released during the summer iy"H.

  The album is permeated with kedusha and closeness. The music is well made with a range of styles and texts. Nir Seri is thirty two years old, married with five children, and lives in Moshav Azriel in the coastal area. He is a music therapist by profession, hence his music contains elements apart from notes and words. "Music should have character, should tell a story, provide an experience that leaves an impression, and contain a non-verbal message for the listener. This is the power in the combination between words and music. This abstractionthrough which you can touch people on the deepest most hidden level."

  Musical composition as a means of emotional therapy is not new to Seri. He compares his music as a whole to a way of treating people, "One can see how music can subtly affect the psyche with the right exposure." "My natural connection to music", explains Seri, "led me to seek my own musical interpretation of Jewish texts that I strongly relate to."

  The present single Composition for the Master of the Universe sings of and praises the Creator set to an upbeat worldly Jewish rhythm. A number of leading artists have worked on the project – Ilan Damri who co-wrote the first popular hit, Shalom Aleichem, Nitzan Hen Raziel – plays and sings. Alon Yoffe – produced

and arranged and Shmulik Daniel was responsible for the final production. The combination of these professionals has created an outstanding musical selection which will be released in the summer by the Divrei Shir company.

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Avraham Fried Marking 30th Anniversary Video Part 1

Lag Bomer marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Avraham Frieds debut album, No Jew Will Be Left Behind. To celebrate this milestone, Yossi Zweig spoke with the Jewish music superstar, who spoke candidly about his career, his music and his plans for the future. Vos Iz Neias is proud to present an exclusive three part video interview, providing a glimpse into the world of one of Jewish musics most successful singers.

In the first of this three part series, Avremel reminisces how his first instructions from the Lubavitcher Rebbe about his singing career were to include the words Please do not play on Shabbos or Yom Tov on both the album cover and the album itself. The title track of his debut album, No Jew Will Be Left Behind, is the first of many Moshiach themed songs that appear on Frieds albums. Indeed, thirty years later, some of these songs are still popular and Fried points out that the hallmark of a hit song isnt the songs popularity when it is released, but that years later, people are still singing that song.

While he has certainly kept up with the trend in Jewish music to incorporate elaborate orchestration into every album, Fried confesses that he would love to see music downsized with a return to simpler days when an eight piece orchestra was more than enough. Fried discusses his early days, working with Sheya Mendlowitz and his long standing relationship with multi talented arranger Moshe Laufer who has been arranging his albums since 1983.

While Avremel has been delighting us with his albums since 1980, his singing career actually goes back much further. Both his Hupp Cossak and Goodbye Golus albums feature recordings of him singing as child.

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Avraham Fried - Chazak - Lag B'Omer Parade

Avraham Fried singing Chazak at the Lag B'Omer Parade in Crown Heights 2010

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MBD -,Fried & Lipa at the Lag B'Omer Parade

Mordechai Ben David Avraham Fried and Lipa Schmeltzer singing "Anavim" at the Lag B'Omer Parade in Crown Heights 2010

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Lipa Schmeltzer Sings New Song at Lag B'Omer Parade

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