Shira Karmon – Bei mir bistu sheyn / Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:07:29 minutes | 703 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Gramola Records
“Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn” (To me you are beautiful) – the title of the famous Yiddish song perfectly describes the flair of the trio ‘Elias and the Yiddish Maidels’: three musicians who accept and celebrate each other with all their differences and unique strengths. Shira Karmon, a classical and jazz singer with Israeli and Jewish roots, Clara Montocchio, a jazz singer and singer-songwriter from Vienna with South African roots, and Elias Meiri, a native Israeli and proven jazz pianist with strong Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences, present a selection of old-fashioned Yiddish hits, traditional Hebrew folk songs and original compositions. The resulting amalgam of styles captivates with groovy rhythms, swinging melodies and meditative, sometimes melancholy moods, which at the same time are completely devoid of pathos.
Tracklist:
1-1. Shira Karmon – Bei mir bistu sheyn (To Me You Are Beautiful) (04:24)
1-2. Shira Karmon – Oi Mame bin ikh farlibt (Oh Mama, I‘m in Love) (04:12)
1-3. Shira Karmon – Bein N’har Prat Un’har Chidekel (Between the Tigris and the Euphrates) (06:11)
1-4. Shira Karmon – Sheyn vi di levone (Beautiful As The Moon) (06:05)
1-5. Shira Karmon – Ma omrot einaich (What say your eyes?) (05:37)
1-6. Shira Karmon – Lullaby for Jasmin (04:44)
1-7. Shira Karmon – Moisesville (03:51)
1-8. Elias Meiri – Hava Nagila Variations (09:02)
1-9. Shira Karmon – Hashoshana Porachat (The Rose Blooms) (05:46)
1-10. Shira Karmon – Der nayer sher (The New Dance Tune) (04:50)
1-11. Shira Karmon – Dark Beauty (06:26)
1-12. Shira Karmon – Hava Nagila (Let us rejoice) (02:27)
1-13. Shira Karmon – Chiribim Chiribom (03:49)