| Kaplan, Richard / Life of the Worlds |
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| Album: | Life of the Worlds | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Kaplan, Richard | Added: | Feb 2004 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
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| Add Date: | 2004-07-19 | Pull Date: | 2004-09-19 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Sep 19 | Sep 12 | Aug 29 | Aug 22 | Aug 1 | Jul 25 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 16, 2007: | The Alternative Jewish Alternative Ashrey | 4. | Nov 04, 2005: | the jewish alternative Ve'erastikh Li, Ashrey | |
| 2. | Jan 19, 2007: | the jewish alternative Ashrey | 5. | Oct 28, 2005: | the jewish alternative Reb Nachman's Niggun | |
| 3. | Nov 18, 2005: | the jewish alternative Sephardi Yerushalmi Khats... | 6. | Oct 21, 2005: | the jewish alternative Eli Shema Koli |
| Album Review |
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| David Shaw Reviewed 2004-07-01 | ||
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Richard Kaplan “Life of the Worlds” Five Souls Music, 2003 ‘Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music’ is the subtitle, and that’s what we get. Kaplan sings on each track, with varying accompanying musicians and singers. There isn’t much variation in tempos, and the vocals for the most part are chants rather than ‘songs’. Very Soulful singing, well-done production. Faves: 3,5,9, 16 (Dr D 06-04) 1.LeKhay Olamim (5:12) Yemenite. Slow, naming the 44 divine attributes in alpha order 2 Le'El Adir Neranenah (3:51) Afghani.. Med, more divine attributes thru Hebrew alpha 3 Bati Legani (3:57) Hasidic. Slow, a prayer from Creator to indwelling soul 4 Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden (6:18) E. Europe Slow, a lament to the loss of Temples 5 Khatsi Kaddish (2:08) Sephardic. Med, Kaddish short prayer 6 Navah Tehilah (3:47) Afghani. Faster, a song of praise for Holy days 7 Hayoshevet Baganim (2:34) Yemenite. Slow, like theme to #3 8 Eyn Keloheynu (3:04) Moroccan. Med, praise to the One 9 Modeh Ani/Elohai Neshama (2:53) Sephardic. Slow, first words of the day to pray 10 Eli Shema Koli(5:23) Moroccan/Algerian. Med fast, seeking redemption 11 Reb Nachman's Niggun (5:38) E European. Slow, contemplative melody 12 Hishtapkhut Hanefesh (3:05)E European. Slow, Yiddish poem of thanks, speeds up 13 Niggun of the Alter Rebbe(3:24) Hasidic. Slow, ‘holy waltz’ for Yom Kippur 14 Ve'erastikh Li (5:06) Sephardic. Slow, a prayer to wrap tefillin by 15 El Mistater (7:13) Polish Hasid. Slow, praise to divine emanations 16 Ashrey(5:47) Various trads. Med, prayers from Psalms 84&149,’happy’ 17 Yemeni Shema (1:08) Yemenite. Med , the essential Jewish mantra, the Shema 18 Grandfather Sang a Song(5:59)E Europe/Sephardic. Old to New World lament. | ||
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