Hatikvah is an unusual national anthem. Its author, Naftali Hertz Imber, had many detractors, and was a plagiarist, drinker, gossip, and freeloader; the tune for Hatikvah was taken from a Romanian ...

Jazz vocalist Somi Kakoma celebrates the life and song of Miriam Makeba in a new musical. The musical Dreaming Zenzile celebrates the legendary South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba. Written ...

This Saturday, Feb. 11, many Jews will celebrate Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of Singing, which commemorates one of the most vivid musical performances in the Hebrew Bible: the songs sung by Moses and ...

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