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Praise for soccer star Leo Messi in album of Yiddish kids' songs

JL;DR SUMMARY In "Pantakozak and Other New Yiddish Songs for Kids," Santa Fe-based musician Jordan Wax combines traditional Yiddish culture with modern storytelling and music to create an engaging album for children. 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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YiddishYiddish CultureKlezmerIntergenerationalChildren's MusicJordan WaxLeo MessiJewish PreschoolsBorscht BeatRomani Music

Places mentioned

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
"Jordan Wax, outside his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico Photo by Annie Quick"
Mexico
"The repertoire included traditional songs from New Mexico and Mexico, as well as his own adaptations of traditional songs to make them bilingual and participatory."
Basarabeasca, Moldova
"material that Wax started recording in earnest during a visit to Moldova in 2023."
Olechnowicze, Minsk Region, Belarus
"Waxs late friend, Misha Limanovitch, was a storyteller who grew up in a Yiddish-speaking home in Olechnowicze, formerly Poland, now part of Belarus."
Argentina
"featuring  Limanovichs tales and a ballad dedicated to Argentinian soccer star Leo Messi."

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