Alphabetical Index to Website Entries: N
Aryeh Naftaly
Singer for Azamra, a movement of the Breslov Chassidim. CD "Shirey Ahavah veEmunah: Songs of Love and Faith". Website has biographical information, photos and sound bites. "The Azamra Institute is dedicated to the dissemination of Torah spirituality, healthcare and healing through educational programs, quality publications and Internet outreach. Founded in 1986 by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum, the Azamra Institute is an independent non-profit organization incorporated in Israel, the U.S. and Canada."
http://www.azamra.org/HTML/naftaly.htm
Naming the Golem
A club in London to hear some of the new music happening there at the Golem.... For information, see the website.
YaD
49 Basildon Court
28 Devonshire St
London
W1G 6PR
44 (0)20 7486 5627
http://www.yadarts.co.uk/namingthegolem
National Sound Archive, Jewish National and University Library
Hebrew University's ongoing projects to have full music archives available
in DAT format for many special collections in the Jewish National Library.
Website gives introductory information.
http://shum.cc.huji.ac.il/~jmrc/res.htm
Lior Navok
Israeli composer living in the United States. Website has links to information about obtaining scores and recordings of the composer's works. Brief biography included.
http://www.liornavok.com/
Nefesh
Located in Southbury, Connecticut, this band serves the local communities surrounding Waterbury.
http://members.tripod.com/NefeshBand/index.htm
Neima
A new organization designed to be an umbrella for Jewish music organizations
on college campuses. There are links sites of Jewish choirs and music groups
on college campuses.
http://www.neima.org/
Dan Nichols and 18
Summer camp rock singer. Band pages have photos, music clips and schedule of appearances. Artist-in-residence at venues such as Kutz Camp and Wild Acres for summer 2004, and traveling throughout US at camps.
http://www.jewishrock.com/index2.asp
Nigun
Hungarian band formed in 2001 mixing "traditional Jewish music (klezmer, sephard, folk-sacral) with jazz and and free-improv elements." Members of the band:András Párniczky: guitar;
Kristóf Bacsó: alt-, and szopran saxofon; Péter Nagy: bass;
Csaba Gavallér: drums, derbuka;Featuring: Dániel Váczi: sopran saxofon; János Vázsonyi: alt saxofon. They perform in venues around Hungary and in festivals around Europe.
http://www.nigun.hu
Nigun: Society
for the promotion and exploration of Jewish music
Nigun is a society located in Duisburg, Germany dedicated to the promotion
and exploration of Jewish music. The society sponsors a website, a competition
of Jewish music, and information on Jewish music and synagogue poetry.
http://sti1.uni-duisburg.de/Nigun/English/
Nikitov
"Holland-based NIKITOV is an acoustic ensemble that plays Yiddish songs and Klezmer accented by the rhythms and sounds of Gypsy Jazz and East European folk music. Called "one of the best of the new Yiddish folksong ensembles" (klezmershack.com), the band members combine their ideas in producing a unique approach that harnesses the drive and energy of these related musical traditions while
capturing the emotion and depth of the Yiddish text. Featuring the stunningly beautiful vocal interpretations of Niki Jacobs backed by a powerhouse group of creative instrumentalists, Nikitov has performed throughout Europe and the United States since 2000." The site has bios, photos, schedule, cds and reviews.
http://www.nikitov.com/index.html
NMCity
NMCity is a record company in Israel. The website provides multimedia
access to a wide range of genres in Israeli music.
http://www.nmc-music.co.il/
Achinoam Nini (Official Website)
The official website of Noa. Israeli-born singer (1969), of Yemenite descent. She grew up in Bronx, NY, but moved after high school to Israel. After the army, she attended the 'rimon' school of music, meeting Gil Dor. Her career launched with him, completing several international and Israeli albums and hundreds of concerts. Noa has performed for presidents, popes and prime ministers as well as working with some of the outstanding musicians of popular culture in the United States, such as Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Quincy Jones, and Sheryl Crow. Site contains a biography, discography, photos, news and political statements.
http://www.noasmusic.com/noasmusic.html
Achinoam Nini (Noa)
Fan site for Israeli singer Noa. Lots of pictures, bio, real audio files and ways to buy music.
http://www.hrmusic.com/discos/anframe.html
North American Jewish Choral Festival
The Tenth Annual Jewish Choral Festival is a participatory event giving individuals opportunity to hear and sing Jewish choral music. It includes daily community singing, "instant ensembles", evening concerts and late night events including Yiddish and contemporary Jewish music. There is a form for requesting more information at the website.
http://www.zamirfdn.org/festival.htm
Nusach Radio
Nusach Radio features three channels on live365.com. Included is a radio show for children. They feature 24 hour Internet radio programming in religious music, including a show of classical cantorial music on Thursdays and Sundays.
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/nusach