Performers' Index T
Tapuah beDvash
Folk group "Tapuah beDvash" was created last year in Israel from experienced and popular musicians of Israel. P.Levin - string player- soloist of Israel chamber orchestra (Tel-aviv). U. Chernishev - guitar player- musician in jazz band of Tel-aviv. A. Egorov - double bass-balalaika player, musician in Bar-Ilan orchestra of east music. V. Fridman- popular player of national wind instruments. A. Geyko- The leader of the group and compositions' writer play of ethnic wind and percussion instruments. The concert program of "Tapuah beDvash" is formed on Jewish folklore with elements Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Moldavian, Greek and Turkish folklore. The peculiarity of this group distinguishes it from klezmer music in that there are not only traditional instruments (string, guitar, clarinet, small drum), byt the musicians use many other interesting ethnic instruments (wind instruments- koval, fluer, Akkorini, Sopeli, Volinka, Halili, and drums- Darbuka, Lojki, Buhalo, and many others). To get more information about group, or order audio and video records, contact the art-director of the group - Helen Geyko. e-mail helen@netvision.net.il
tel. in Israel 055-486434, 08- 9491652
Cantor Dr. Ramon Tasat
Born in Buenos Aires, Cantor Dr. Ramón Tasat learned Ladino, the language of the
Sephardic people, at his grandmother's knee; his style reflects the rich history and
drama of this extraordinary culture. Trained in five different countries, he received a doctorate in voice performance from the University of Texas at Austin. His doctoral dissertation is entitled The Cantillations and Religious Poems of the Jews of Tangier, Morocco. Cantor Tasat has toured Europe with world-renowned Dr. Robert Shaw and has participated in international festivals on both sides of the Atlantic. Dr. Tasat has appeared in numerous opera productions including Le Nozze di Figaro,
All Impressario, and La Traviata, and has drawn worldwide critical as well as audience acclaim. After attending Ramón s Cantata Ebraica concert, Rabbi Samuel Weintraub remarked, "Ramón Tasat is a gem. He sings with passion and true bel canto technique. I was also impressed by the seamless weaving of the operatic and Jewish
liturgical traditions." His most notable appearances include the Kennedy Center Concert Hall; the Israeli Embassy; the Jewish Music Festival of Berkeley, California; Saint Cére, France; Siena, Italy; Helsinki, Finland; Barcelona, Spain; and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.In addition to television and radio appearances, Dr. Tasat has been the recipient of numerous awards including First Place at the Montpelier Cultural Arts Center's Recital Competition and a National Endowment of the Arts Grant. Dr. Tasat's
lectures, workshops, and programs range from The Music of Modern Israel to Echoes
of Sepharad. Ramón's numerous recordings include Fiesta Sefarad, Trees cry for rain, Teshuva, and his most recent, Kantikas di amor i vida, a series of Sephardic duets together with the celebrated singer Flory Jagoda. He has published several music books on Jewish subjects. Ramón Tasat is the Cantor of Temple Shalom, musical advisor of the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Music Festival, board member of the American Friends of Neot Kedumim and the president of Shalshelet: The Foundation for New Jewish Liturgical Music.
http://www.ramontasat.com
Chaim Theil's Az Yashir
Composer and singers in an a capella simcha group. Chaim arranges music in tight harmonies. Born in Miami, he currently resides in Brooklyn. Az Yashir is a general simcha group. The website includes a few online music clips.
http://www.azyashir.com/index.html
Nizza Thobi and Friends
Where can you hear Yiddish sung with an Israeli accent in a recording coming from Munich with a Weill-styled voice? Nizza Thobi sings Yiddish to German audiences who are only too familiar with klezmer feel good music, but not as much with soulful music of poets about loss, the Holocaust and other Jewish themes. The website features the razzle dazzle of flash technology and webfilm qualities. Concert venues and reviews.
http://www.nizza-thobi.com/
Trio Sefarad
A group dedicated to the revival and interpretation of Sephardi repertoire. Nora Usterman - soprano;
Ernesto Wildbaum - violín; Ricardo Barceló - guitar. Since 1994, the Trio has successfully performed at international festivals and a great number of concerts in Spain and abroad. The website is both in English and Spanish. It includes performer bios, photos, events calendar and a little history.
http://www.arrakis.es/~wildbaum
Tsipi
Female vocalist from Israel. Tours widely in US. Website includes brief bio and a listening area with music divided by language.
http://www.tzipi.com/
Tzimmes
Tzimmes is a musical group based in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Tzimmes offers a program that "emphasizes the tremendous diversity within Jewish music." They sing klezmer tunes, Sephardic and North American folk ballads. Their programs usually include several languages. Musical samples are available at the site.
http://www.tzimmes.net/
Tsufit
Israeli born singer songwriter. Her website bio reads: "By the age of 5, Tsufit, who had already lived in three countries, was putting on shows for the neighbourhood kids. By junior high, she joined a folk club that performed for the school. At age 14, she picked up the guitar at camp and a few years later, while still in high school, she started writing her own songs and performing at local folk clubs. A vivacious actress who was often cast in comedic roles in theatrical productions, Tsufit was shy in live concert situations. She had won several talent shows by singing pretty little songs until one day a friend of her mother told her to get her face out of the guitar and talk to the audience. Tsufit developed an audience banter that eventually led to spots on national television comedy shows such as "She's so Funny" on WTN and "System Crash" on YTV on which she has a recurring role. She picked up a law degree along the way before coming full circle, back to the beautiful melodies that inspired her to become a performer in the first place, now with a confidence and warmth that has endeared her to audiences at clubs, concert halls and festivals across Canada and led to live radio appearances on such programs as CBC’s Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean."
http://www.tsufit.com/index.html