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“G-d, master of this world and all worlds… We will sing to you in the city of sapphire...” (Shabbat Zmirot)

From the Album “Brooklyn Spirituals” by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble

All music composed and directed by Joey Weisenberg.
Filmed Live in the Choir Loft at the Kane Street Synagogue on May 6-7, 2014.
Film by Josh Freed. This music is available on Joey Weisenberg’s album “Brooklyn Spirituals,” available online at www.CDbaby.com. The sheet music is available in the book “Nigunim: The Songbook” available through Mechon Hadar.

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These films capture Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble performing “Jewish Spirituals” live at Brooklyn’s oldest synagogue. You can hear older styles of Jewish music - nigunim (wordless melodies), z’mirot (Sabbath-table melodies), choral music, and traditional nusach (prayer chant) - organically melding with the spontaneous improvisation, liberated harmonies and indie soul music of the Brooklyn soundscape.

The Hadar Ensemble:

Joey Weisenberg: Lead Vocals, Telecaster, Cajon
Mattisyahu Brown: Harmony Vocals, lead on “Higale Na”.
Deborah Sacks: Harmony Vocals, Lead Vocals on “Lincoln’s Nigun”
Eleonore Weill: Harmony Vocals, Wooden Flute
Yoshie Fruchter: Harmony Vocals, Upright Bass
Myk Freedman: Lap Steel
Sam Weisenberg: Tapan, percussion
Jake Shulman-Ment: Violin

With Special Guests:

Ilusha Tsinadze: Banjo
Jean Rohe: Harmony Vocals
Richie Barshay: Percussion

A Project of The Mechon Hadar Center for Communal Jewish Music : Reinvigorating Jewish Communities Through Song. www.mechonhadar.org