| Klezmatics + Nelson & Farmer / Brother Moses Smote the Water |
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| Album: | Brother Moses Smote the Water | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Klezmatics + Nelson & Farmer | Added: | May 2005 | |
| Label: | Piranha Musik | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-11-06 | Pull Date: | 2006-01-08 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jan 1 | Dec 25 | Dec 18 | Dec 4 | Nov 27 | Nov 20 | Nov 13 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 12, 2013: | Music Casserole Elijah Rock | 4. | Mar 21, 2008: | thats not bluegrass Walk in Jerusalem | |
| 2. | Jul 11, 2010: | Emmett's Hour Walk in Jerusalem, Elijah Rock | 5. | May 19, 2006: | the jewish alternative Ki Loy Nue | |
| 3. | Sep 01, 2009: | At the Cafe Bohemian Walk in Jerusalem | 6. | Dec 27, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian Walk in Jerusalem |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2005-11-04 | ||
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THE KLEZMATICS + NELSON & FARMER – “Brother Moses Smote the Water” Piranha, 2004 Klezmer meets the "Negro spiritual"! This unique collaboration between the renowned band and Joshua Nelson, a black Jewish singer in the mold of Mahalia Jackson, was recorded live in Berlin. The group, (also with singer/organist Kathryn Farmer), takes on an assortment of old spirituals plus some tunes from the Klezmatics’ repertoire. Not as earth-shaking as I had hoped, but it works pretty well. Fo’s picks: 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 1. 2:39 – slow trumpet + organ tones, quiet Passover song in Hebrew & Yiddish 2. 9:17 – powerhouse spiritual: strong vocal, weeping violin & clarinet breaks 3. 6:41 – upbeat seder song in Hebrew, group vocals, happy stomping beat 4. 8:30 – song of peace, starts slow & quiet, builds power. Vocalists take turns 5. 5:17 – midtempo, rollicking tune, with a New Orleans jazz flair 6. 7:21 – dripping with soul: Farmer & Matt Derriau (sax) trade off verses. 7. 3:08 – group a cappella spiritual, uptempo 8. 3:49 – Sam Cooke’s rewrite of an old tune: a midtempo gospel stomp 9. 5:01 – strong gospelly "rave-up” with excellent vocals and little horn riffs 10. 5:49 – Yiddish socialist anthem, trumpet break, audience sings, gospelly ending [Fo] – 11/4/05 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Eyliyohu Hanovi | 6. | Go Down Moses | |||
| 2. | Elijah Rock | 7. | Moses Smote the Water | |||
| 3. | Ki Loy Nue | 8. | Oh Mary Don't You Weep | |||
| 4. | Shnirele, Perele | 9. | Didn't It Rain | |||
| 5. | Walk in Jerusalem | 10. | Ale Brider |