2 Acapella songs from Ari Goldwag

Ari Goldwag has released on Aderet's website, mostlymusic.com, 2 songs for a dollar each.

The first song is the hit song Ogil from Sheves Achim, with the original vocals, with some backup acapella by Goldwag as a substitute for the music.

The second song is Goldwag and his son Moshe Dov singing Aleinu, a song from his Lishuascha Kivinu album.

Check em out!

Acapella Playlist Returns

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I had to revamp my playlist with updated songs from last years playlist. I want to know what you have on your playlist. Leave it in a message in the comments section. :)

Sefira Free Downloads - All at once!

You asked for it, and now you got it!

I combined all the free songs from the sefira list into one downloadable file.

Enjoy! - DOWNLOAD FILE

Not yet on the file are 4 new free sefira songs! (Thanks to Yaakov W.)

Umacha by A.K.A. Pella

Vezakeni by Yehoshua Fried

Moshiach by Kumt Shoin

Menorah by Meydad Tasa

AKA Pella 4 - First Impressions and Sampler

A.K.A. Pella 4 took be my surprise. I liked their second album, but I didn't like the song choice so much. The first was good to and the third I never bought. The 4th one surpasses all of the other albums combined. This is by far, the best acapella album released to date.

This album is oozing with stars! Dovid Gabay, Mo Kiss, Shloime Kauffman, Beri Weber, Yossi Green, Shalsheles Jr., Kol Ish, and newcomer Simcha Leiner. I can't get over how good this album is!

My favorite song so far is Yovoh. Yes, that's the Miami Boys Choir's Yovoh sung by the AKA Pella guys. Listen to the sampler below and get ready for a review in the coming week or so.

About to enter that time of year...

It's erev second days of Pesach and I have to get to shul within the next twenty minutes. I got ready extra early this time, just so I could get some quality listening time before I have to switch into acapella mode.

What have I listened to so far (which means that I love these songs the most at the moment)?

Yehuda - Generations of Song : Lechu Neranina

Menucha 2: Shiru Lashem

I'm sure I'll get a couple more songs in, however, I must say that I'm looking forward to A.K.A. Pella 4's release (which will probably be on repeat), as well as Ultimate Miami around Lag Baomer time.

As usual, I will be putting together a acapella playlist and feel free to shares yours as well. Also, be sure to check the S'fira list on the top of this website for all (I think) the acapella albums available.

Until next time, Chag Kasher V'sameach and be well!

And I did not forget that I owe you guys a Oorah 2010 review. It will come! :)

JMDerech

Acapella Returns

I'm going to be posting my acapella list in anticipation of sefira on the top of this blog. See the top of the page.

First, here's the scoop on what's coming out this sefira (from what I know):

YU Acapella - Featuring (from what I heard): Bad day, Oleinu from Yehuda
A.K.A. Pella 4 - Featuring (from what I heard): V'hee Sheomda, Yofyafisa, V'zakeni.

Second, here's a track that Six 13 just put out as a sequel to their hit track Ne'ilah which featured popular secular songs.


Feel free to email me on any other new acapella albums coming out - jmderech@gmail.com

YU Maccabeats - Debut Album

Here's something I'm looking forward to listening to this upcoming s'fira!

It's almost here! the Maccabeats' first CD! Here's a taste of what you can expect. Come join us for our CD release party and free concert (March 23rd 10:15pm, YU Wilf Campus Lamport Auditorium). See you there...
SPECIAL GUEST AT THE END OF THE VIDEO.
www.maccabeats.com

Mi Adir - A JMDerech composition

I'm getting married and I'm so happy!

I composed this song for my kallah to be sung under the chuppah, which will hopefully be sung by my brothers.

I do all the vocals and it was recorded with GarageBand for mac and a cheap computer microphone. Nothing special, but I wanted to post it so everyone could share in the simcha with me!

(Special thanks to Moshe S. for his talented keyboard playing.)

Download them by clicking the Divshare logo on the music player.

Mi Adir

Mi Adir (Acapella)

Meydad Tasa & Aviad Gil - Vihee Sheomda (Acapella)

Aviad Gil & Meydad Tasa took ten minutes between recording vocals for Tasa's upcoming album, which will hit the shelves in the coming months, to record an acappela version of Yaakov Shwekey/Aaron Razel's "Vihee Sheomda"
(via Shlager)

3 Weeks Playlist

What's on your 3 weeks acapella iTunes playlist?
Click on the picture to enlarge it and see what I'm listening to.
For those of you who can't see it, my top 5 are:

Ari Goldwag - Ribono
Six13 - Ki Liolam Chasdo
Shloime Kaufman & A.K.A. Pela - Sunshine in the Rain
Ari Goldwag - Ad Ana Bechiya
A.K.A. Pela - Nar Hayisi

Gershon Veroba - Little David (Acapella)

Download this free track of “Little David” from Gershon Veroba.
Formerly titled "The Fight In The Man," it was, originally performed by The Megama Duo in 1982 on the album, G-D IS ALIVE AND WELL IN JERUSALEM.

No instruments were instrumental & no halachas were harmed in the making of this song.

Song Credits-
A Town 6 Entertainment Production
Performed by: Gershon Veroba
Recorded at: Town 6 Studios, Far Rockaway, NY

Composed by Levine, Yess and Gotlieb
@1982 CBS Records, LTD, Tel Aviv, Israel

Mixed by: Larry Gates, Gater Music, Fairlawn, NJ
Graphic design: Intelligent Noise (IntelligentNoiseAndDeli.com)

It’s a free download, so send to all you friends and family.

For more information on Gershon Veroba please visit http://veroba.net

Follow Gershon as well as other Town 6 artists & projects on Twitter by subscribing to "town6" at http://www.twitter.com/

Join Gershon's Fan Page on Facebook at http://fans.veroba.net.

Yet Another Ari Goldwag Acapella - Ad Ana Bechiya

Here's another Ari Goldwag acapella song released during the 3 weeks for your ears!

The song is entitled Ad Ana Bechiya and sounds beautiful. Listen below and click on the music player for download options.

Special thanks to Shaya H. for bringing this song to my attention :)

Ari Goldwag "Ribono" Acapella

(via LifeofRubin)

Someone just emailed this to me, it’s an a cappela track of Ari Goldwag singing Ribono. This song was on Shea Rubenstein’s CD.

It’s composed by Ari Goldwag. It’s really amazing. I think this was one of the nicest songs on Shea’s album, and I’m even more impressed with it here.

Ari really does a beautiful job, he sounds great. It’s also a very stripped down version, nothing except strong vocals and some very light choir.

I strongly recommending downloading it here, and listening below.

Berry Weber - "Aheim" Acapella

Personally, I love Berry Weber's voice. Usually the chassidishe pronunciation of the words in the song bother me, but Weber has a fantastic (almost Yehuda! like) voice. Another amazing chassidishe talent to check out is Shloime Taussig who also recently released his debut album.

Download this free track of "Aheim" originally recorded on the debut album "Bezras Hashem Yisbarach" from Beri Weber.

This song contains no musical instruments and is intended for use during Sefirah and the 3 weeks. (Or the rest of the year!)

You can also download it for free through mostlymusic.com

Shua Kessin - Acapella Single!

Shua Kessin is a name you'd might have been hearing more of lately, and for good reason. Shua has recently become a huge name on both the Kumzits and wedding scene. He is currently finshing to record his debut album, "LO LIHITYAISH" which will be ready at the end of the Summer. This debut album is produced by Ozer Babad, and will feature songs composed by Shua himself.

We wanted you to get a small taste of what Shua has to offer, and so we present to you an A Cappela version of Nishmas. This is a song that Shua composed and will also be featured on his upcoming album.

Here is a small description of the song by Shua.

"We say Nishmas every Shabbos. I was recently talking to a friend who has been going through some terrible Tzoras. Whenever I ask him how he is doing he always makes a point in saying "Baruch Hashem!" I asked him what he thinks the meaning of Nishmas is and he told me, without any hesitation, "We aren't expressing our thanks for the extras in life like a nice house, or a nice car...we are simply thanking hashem for the basics. The fact that we wake up every morning and we breathe, we smile, we eat, we are healthy."

That's a special thought and the message is simple. Hashem is always there for us making sure we have everything we need to survive, even with all the trouble facing us in todays tough Matzav. Hashem is always there for us, and for that we sing, Nishmas Kol Chai."
Please enjoy this A Cappela single, Nishmas, from the upcoming album, "LO LIHITYAISH" - due this Elul!

This is only an A Cappela version of the song. The song, along with the rest of the album, will contain full musical arrangements.

Song Credits-
Produced by: Ozer Babad
Composed and sung by: Shua Kessin.
Choirs by: Shira Choir conducted by Zevi Fried (Recorded at Neumann Media, Brooklyn, NY)
Vocals recorded at: Berry Studio, Brooklyn, N.Y. By Nir Graff
Mixed by: Zohar "Baba" Borger
Single Cover Art by: Sruly Meyer (DesignsBySruly.com)

It's a free download, please feel free to pass it around, and of course visit my website (www.ShuaKessin.com) for more updates, pictures, and videos.

Please also feel free to follow Shua on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ShuaKessin

For a full write up of Shua Kessin, check out Mendel's post at the JewishMusicReport.com

For more information on Shua's upcoming CD please email Sruly Meyer, at sruly.meyer@gmail.com.

Playlists? Screenshots? Ya!

Hello dear readers. I've come to the conclusion that there isn't much of anything interesting to post about during s'fira. I'm bored... really bored... how about you? Anyway, I was wondering what the iTunes acapella playlists of everyone look like. Send a screenshot of your playlist to jmderech@gmail.com and get it featured here on the Jewish Music Derech!
If you'd like, send me a screenshot of your normal music playlist as well for future reference!
Please put in the subject line of your e-mail, "Acapella Playlist" or "Music Playlist".

To learn how to take a screenshot, google "How do I take a screenshot with a Mac/PC? (choose the appropriate selection)".

Download Avraham Fried's family zemiros acapella!

(via LifeofRubin)

"That’s right, the much talked about “Friedman Family” Zemiros CD was made last year, but not sold to the public.
Now they have released it to a very important organization, Yad L’shliach.
If you’d like to download the album for free, visit this website, now.
You do have to make a donation of $18 dollars to the organization, but it’s so little considering what Shluchim do for us around the world.
It happens to be quite an amazing CD.
Yad L’shliach is an organization dedicated to easing the personal financial burdens of Shluchim world-wide."

“My Father’s Zemiros is a collection of Zemiros that were song at the Friedman’s Shabbos table.
Sung, a capella - Perfect for Sefirah listening - by Avraham (Fried) accompanied by his brothers and nephews, this heartwarming collection will entertain and move you as you listen to the Zemiros of the late Reb Yaakov Moshe Friedman, of blessed memory.
Now, for a donation to Yad L’shliach you can download this special album, available exclusively on the Yad L'Shliach website."

Avraham Fried - My Father's Zemiros Acapella Sample

Moshiach Kumpt Shoin - (w/audio clip)

Here is a NEW sfira album from Nigun Dist. and its already in stores. It features some real powerful rising stars; Benyomin Lowy, Shmuel "Berry" Weber and Menachem Moskowitz. The world famous Shira Choir led by Shraga Gold is also featured on the album. The songs are really nice and are well known from over the years.
(via JewishInsights)

Two New Acapella Songs!

(via JewishInsights)
Note: Click on the album covers for the full article

Sunshine in the rain - A.K.A. Pella & Shloime Kaufman

Shabbos'dige Oitzres - Aharon Halvei & Choir

Yeshiva University Acapella - The Maccabeats

Here are 4 videos (playlist) of the Yeshiva University acapella group - The Maccabeats