All posts tagged as: songs from the garden of eden
JTA Goes Crazy For Sephardim
Yesterday the JTA ran a HUGE article about the resurgence of Sephardic influence in contemporary Jewish culture. Reporter Amy Klein chatted with lots of JDubbers, including JCUB Harris, DeLeon and Nathalie from Songs from the Garden of Eden. Full text below the cut.
JDub Loves Kid’s Music!
Late last year I stumbled upon The Secret Mountain, a Montreal-based publisher specializing in multi-cultural children’s literature and music. When I found out that they were planning to release a Jewish book, I knew it was something we absolutely needed to share. We don’t usually work with children’s projects, but Songs from the Garden of Eden is a book of heartbreakingly fantastic, mixed-media illustrations paired with 28 track CD. Needless to say, it really struck a chord with me and JDub founder/new-dad Aaron Bisman.
Each page of the book includes the lyrics to its corresponding song, in both the native text (Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, and Ladino), the English transliteration, and the English translation. We’re proud to count the cool folks at The Secret Mountain as our new friends and to share this with you. We’re offering the book/CD for a special May 4th pre-order here, and below are a couple tracks to check out. Spread the word!
LA PARIDA - an enchanting harp-driven Ladino melody that celebrates pregnancy.
YOME, YOME - a whimsical Yiddish song dating back to 1912 that tells the story of a mother watching her infant daughter grow up.