Jewdyssee, a German music project integrating traditional Yiddish music (aka Yiddishe Mama) into club beats, is will be taking the stage at Jewlicious Festival. Before their departure to the US I had a chance to interview them about their music.
Here is what they had to say about why they rock.
Your music fills a niche not only in Germany, but internationally, as this genre of traditional Yiddish music with club is pretty innovative. How do you hope your audience will react from listening to your music?
We want the people to leave our performance completely sweating, emotionally uplifted, excited and exhilarated after dancing all night long! If, as well as loving the music, having been exposed to something they have never heard before and it has raised their curiosity as to what the songs were about, then this would be a great sense of accomplishment.
“Jewdyssee is not about making a political or religious statement,” says Maya and Eina of the group. “We just want to show that our culture not only has a tragic history, but that there is a great wealth of music and culture to be celebrated and that this culture is a current part of our lives that we want to express and share.
We just want people to see that our Jewish culture is alive and strong. By giving the youth a voice, by bringing this music to new people, it is going to keep it alive.
Jewdysee will be playing the late slot at Jewlicious Festival’s Main Concert Stage, Saturday night, February 28th, 2009. For tickets and information visit JewliciousFestivals.com
Read the full interview on The Jew Spot here. While you’re at it, check out the music at www.Jewdyssee.com.
themiddle
1/11/2009
Wow, when she doesn’t do the weird hair thing, that Maya is beautiful.
And talented.
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froylein
1/11/2009
OMG
Shtetl Superstars and Rotfront have been around for a while.
Ben-David
1/11/2009
And here’s something that brings another meaning to the phrase “German Club Scene” – German police break into a Jewish apartment, and take down an Israeli flag – to the cheers of leftist/Muslim rabble-rousers:
jewishodysseus...
Dhimmitude and anti-semitism in one neat package.
Froylein?
froylein
1/11/2009
I’ll contact the Duisburg police.
froylein
1/11/2009
I’ve written to the ministry of the interior of Northrhine-Westphalia. Let’s wait for their reply.
Rabbi Yonah
1/11/2009
If those bands froylein are planning on being in the states let us know!
froylein
1/11/2009
Rabbi Yonah, I’ll email them.
froylein
1/11/2009
Might even tempt me to fly out to the West Coast:
Rabbi Yonah
1/11/2009
We need you out here!
Tom Morrissey
1/12/2009
Wait ’til gay guys get a hold of this.
themiddle
1/12/2009
You think they’ll take on the unshaven, unkempt look as a personal project?
froylein
1/12/2009
I <3 bearded men.
Verna Gabel
1/18/2009
Apparently, there is no difference between islamists and nazism. Hitler had signed with the muslim brothers to fight against Jews ….
Yuriy
2/3/2009
hey froylein, thanx for promoting us
yuriy g. & shtetl mafia
froylein
2/3/2009
Yuriy, gern geschehen!