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A hypnotic new album inspired by a unique Yiddish recording

JL;DR SUMMARY Cantor Sarah Myerson and musician Ilya Shneyveys have released an album titled "The Rose Cohen Experience," inspired by rare Yiddish recordings of folksinger Rose Cohen. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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YiddishCultural HeritageBarbara Kirshenblatt GimblettYivo InstituteRose CohenSarah MyersonIlya ShneyveysElectric RoseFolksongsExperimental Music

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"doesnt remember interviewing and recording the Yiddish folksinger Rose Cohen in 1968 in Toronto."
Kyiv, Kyivshchyna, Ukraine
"Rose Cohen in 1968 in Toronto. But this recording may turn out to be one of the most significant ones that made it into the storied archives at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. In it, Cohen sings ten songs from her childhood in the Kyiv region of Ukraine"
New York City, New York, United States
"Myerson who serves as spiritual leader and cantor at Roosevelt Island Jewish Congregation in New York City"
New York, United States
"New York City sang them as she and Shneyveys played an array of instruments over loops, creating a surreal, hypnotic sound."
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
"Myerson said, we just dont have many recordings of women of her generation singing liturgy. Here, we see how Electric Rose made use of ambient recordings; in this case ocean waves from Miami Beach"
California, United States
"You can catch Electric Rose on their upcoming tours throughout the East Coast, California and Germany."
Germany
"You can catch Electric Rose on their upcoming tours throughout the East Coast, California and Germany."

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