Jewish Music Review: HASC #20

Hasc #20 sports some of the biggest names in the Jewish Music business. It all starts with the overture and moves to shalsheles junior. They sing several songs together but my favorite is modeh ani.It's the first time I had ever listened to them and they sounded pretty tight together. We then move on to songwriter Boruch Levine who reminds a bit of Yisroel Williger. He sings a beautiful ballad melody: V'zakeini. Dedi is then introduced with Zochreini Na. He goes on to sing Yimloch and Neshoma. I personally would have liked to heard some of Dedi's older material but I digress. We then hear from Dovid Gabay singing his title song, "Legabay". He sounded very energetic and his voice sounded a lot edgier than his original recording and I really enjoyed this version. I think they should have featured more material from him but I'm not calling the shots here. Another one song is performed by Lipa: The "diet" song, which is now my daughter's favorite. Ohad brings some dazzling performances with his opener "sholom alaichem" and he really utilizes the choir well. Ohad also runs through some previews of songs he performed overseas which sounded extraordinary. I would have liked to have heard them in their entirety. We then continue on to Avraham Fried and Helfgot who perform well together with the classic "Tanya" as well as other songs. Avraham Fried ends off with the classic: Forever One which featured a fantastic arrangement. The album certainly covers a wide range of vocal talent and sounds. My only issue was with the mix. There were some songs were the guitar was non existent. I think perhaps it may not have been mixed 24 track but rather straight off the board. Regardless it's makes a fantastic edition to any Jewish Music collection.

Jewish Music Poll: Your Favorite CD

Poll Now Closed:

Winners Are:

1st place- Yitzy Spinner- 81 Votes

2nd Place- Aryeh Kunstler- 78 Votes

3rd Place- Hasc #20-10 Votes

4rth Place- PRUZ- 5 Votes

5th Place- 2nd Dance- 3 Votes

6th Place- Yosef Chaim Bloch-2 Votes

Hasc #20: Now Available...

Hasc # 20 CD and DVD is now available for purchase online and will be available in stores this afternoon and across the USA by Sun.To hear a preview click here. The Hasc CD/ DVD Giveaway ends Nov. 12th!

FREE HASC DVD GIVEAWAY

Sameach Music in conjunction with Jewish Blogmeister is giving away a FREE Hasc #20 CD. Here is how you win: Put your email address and your favorite Hasc moment, year or artist. The lucky winner will have a choice between the Double DVD or Double CD. To see a sample of what you could win click here. You can download an 8 min audio preview by clicking here.

Hasc #20: 8 Minute Free Download!

Sameach Music Podcast has released an 8 min preview download of the new Hasc #20:A Time for Music 20, celebrating Twenty Years. This Double DVD/CD features music from Avraham Fried, Cantor Yitzchok Meir Helfgot, Dedi, Ohad, Shalsheles Jr, Dovid Gabay, Baruch Levine and a special presentation from Lipa featuring the video of The Diet Song.

This concert is 2 hours and 37 minutes long. There are beautiful duets between Avraham Fried and Cantor Helfgot as well as Avraham Fried, Ohad and Dedi and another spectacular duet between Baruch Levine and one of the members of Shalsheles Jr. There are news song from Avraham Fried's latest Bein Kach U'Bein Kach as well as new songs from OHAD 2. The DVD features two additional video presentations that go along with Forever One and Baruch Levine's V'zakeinu.

Here is a video of Dovid Gabay preparing for Hasc #20: