Im passionate about precise, authentic, and evocative communication and ultimately, being useful. Ajmf reveals 2016 lineup, bus service atlanta jewish times. Performed by the cbh chorus and band with soloists gayanne geurin and ellie mcgraw. Aviva is also a prayer leader and a jewish mindfulness meditation teacher. Check out where the light gets in by jaffa road on amazon music. Best known as a ladino singer on her own and with her former juno awardnominated world music ensemble jaffa road, aviva chernick has begun incorporating yiddish song into her repertoire. We talk to her about her experiences and her journey here in canada. The music reflects the composers interests in indian music, african pop, ancient. The 28th annual book festival of the mjcca hosted some of its largest crowds this year, with a final count of 12,000 in attendance during the twoweek event. Despite success fronting jaffa road, a torontobased band that mixed the ancient with the modern and the sacred with the secular, aviva chernick was looking. In 2011, aviva chernick and jaffa road performed it with us at the atlanta jewish music festival. Aviva chernick the lead singer of junonominated jaffa road, arabic singer, maryem tollar and persian percussionist, naghmeh farahmand will preform in. Monday, april 16, with a special musical performance by canadian vocalist aviva chernick and guitarist joel schwartz in the southworth library learning commons cyber cafe.
Jaffa road ready to hit the road the canadian jewish news. Aviva chernick writing, recording and performing in hebrew, ladino, english and french, aviva chernick has been called a fearless musical adventurer by cbc radios tom allen. Aviva chernick is a singer whose riveting voice and inviting presence have compelled listeners across the world. The music for the song was written by jaffa roads lead singer aviva chernick, bass player producer chris gartner, and founder band leader coproducer aaron lightstone. Members of the awardwinning world music band include, from left, justin gray, aviva chernick. The result of this was the folk the winter surprise parade. Macom, 700a mount vernon hwy ne, atlanta, ga 30328. The theatremusic event is the story of a diverse neighbourhood, called the ward. April 20 aviva chernick workshop for temple solel at the leichtag ranch. New jewish tunes transcontinental music folios series softcover with cd at musicians.
Apr 01, 20 on march 20th, the lemon bucket orkestra got an email from musicians from iceland who were looking to book an outdoor gig in toronto. Torontos aviva chernick has garnered critical acclaim and a devoted following as the charismatic lead singer of the twice junonominated group jaffa road. High holy days slichotrosh hashanahyom kippur sukkot simchat torah. Chernick, the former vocalist of the band jaffa road, has devoted herself to exploring sephardic music. Aviva chernick is a cantorial soloist, leading prayer at congregations in and around. Talk a conversation with aviva chernick 12 jul 2020. Lush vocals, textured electric guitar and bass and the sexy and steady grooves of.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Sim shalom is adapted from an ancient hebrew poem on achieving world peace, inner peace and wholeness. Aviva chernick is hoping her devotional music will change peoples perception of jewish culture. Oh susanna and aviva chernick formerly of jaffa road. Epstein fund at the yiddish book center torontobased aviva chernick is perhaps best known as the former lead singer with the. Jaffa road are a canadian world music group based in toronto, ontario. In 2008, the koffler centre of the arts was rebranded and restructured, with a multidisciplinary program department that ran complementary to the koffler gallery. I thought aviva did an excellent job writing about the barn cleaner experience and what she went through afterward. The band was nominated for a 2010 juno award for their debut album sunplace in the category world music album of the year. In 2008, the koffler centre of the arts was rebranded and restructured, with a multidisciplinary program department that. Jaffa road is a junonominated band from toronto that blends traditional jewish, jazz, indian and arabic music with electronica and dub. Aviva was one of the founding members and lead singer of the canadian world music group jaffa road. I was very familiar with aviva before reading her book leggy blonde.
Mar 27, 2019 the fire next time, as presented on the album, was originally a demo recorded in new york in 1970 with kate mcgarrigle on piano and roma baran on lead guitar. Jaffa road is the world music quintet from toronto led by singer aviva chernick. The annual scholarly activities celebration will kick off at 4 p. Avivas recordings have garnered nominations and awards including a canadian folk music award cfma nomination for her recent selftitled project of original devotional songs when i arrived you were already there, and as the lead singer with the twotime juno. View carlos gouveias profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
At the yiddish book center, amherst, massachusetts. Where the light gets in by jaffa road on amazon music. Chernick is the lead singer of the juno awardnominated group, jaffa road. Right now, torontonians have become comfortable with jewish. Now, her eponymous solo project reveals her stunning range in musical persona. The music reflects the composers interests in indian music, african pop, ancient hebrew poetry, and thoughtful western pop tunes. As much as i enjoyed jaffa road and will have to pick up their album, im even more taken with the huppah project. The ashkenaz festival, north americas premier festival of international jewish music and culture, returns to torontos harbourfront centre with its 10th biennial event this summer.
Aviva chernick the lead singer of junonominated jaffa road, arabic singer, maryem tollar and persian percussionist, naghmeh farahmand will preform in arabic. Its always exciting to have the opportunity to bring the music to new audiences, says aviva chernick, the groups entrancing lead singer, who is. Leaders of jaffa road powerfully connect to the mikvah through intoxicatingly soulful music. Oct 01, 2009 as much as i enjoyed jaffa road and will have to pick up their album, im even more taken with the huppah project. The use of hip hop as a clinical tool in music therapy with at risk youth. Hosted by yiddish book center best known as a ladino singer on her own and with her former juno awardnominated world music ensemble jaffa road, aviva chernick has begun incorporating yiddish song into her repertoire. The koffler was home to the jewish book fair 19772011, the toronto jewish literary festival 20122014 and the koffler chamber orchestra 20052014. The real complete jewish party music collection, vol.
The band mixes ancient and original poetry in hebrew, spanish and english with belly dance rhythms, pulsating dub grooves, improvisations, and a global mix of instrumentation, including electronica and dub. I create and coordinate digital media projects, often providing complete solutions for clients from developing and refining initial goals, to realizing the project by providing branding, graphic design, web design and development, video, audio, photography, and social media. A pril 20 aviva chernick workshop for temple solel at the leichtag ranch encinitas ca noon april 21 palo alto jcc noon hour concert april 23 edmonton jcc edmonton ab canada april 25 temple sinai toronto ontario april 30 national arts centre presents ontario scene jaffa road and lemon bucket orchestra ottawa ontario. Book fundraiser at lula lounge members of jaffa road with lemon bucket. Now, with her eponymous solo project she has revealed stunning range in her musical persona. Chernick released one album in the past with junonominated band jaffa road, and she later recorded an album of cover songs. Most of the lyrics come from the book of psalms, and eight of the nine tracks on the new album are originals. Chernick and her jaffa road cowriters won the john lennon international songwriting grand prize for their rendition of lo yisa goy, a prayer for peace. Oct 01, 2012 check out where the light gets in by jaffa road on amazon music. Presented by yiddish book center at yiddish book center, amherst ma. Aviva chernick is an awardwinning singer, singing in hebrew, ladino, and english.
Publications and presentations music therapy toronto. Beautiful world music in ladino, hebrew and english. Portfolio categories graphic design carlos gouveia. I have to say that while she can be an irritating personality on the real housewives of new york city show itself, her life story is a very interesting one. Its so important to make positive jewish voices heard outside of the community, she says. The song, whose title is taken from the james baldwin book, echoes the spirit of revolution highlighted in 1968 and beyond. Aviva chernick pays tribute to the keeper of balkan ladino song.
I first heard aviva chernick in concert with her band jaffa road, in the packed brigantine room at last falls ashkenaz festival at harbourfront. Adventures worth the drive from the syndicated newspaperweb column by jim fox. Aviva chernick only more recently delved into devotional jewish music. Sivananda ashram yoga retreat bahamas aviva chernick. London native aviva chernick plays aeolian hall on march. Writing, recording, and touring an original combination of world music sung in hebrew, ladino, english, and french, this multilingual singers. Centering around the interplay of lightstones oud and aviva chernicks vocals, the huppah project is a collection of music inspired by lightstones wedding and explores jewish wedding music from a vantage that is intensely personal and at the same time open and inclusive. Based on the book the ward coach house books edited by john lorinc, michael mcclelland, ellen scheinberg, and tatum taylor, the ward cabaret is a collaborative effort that entranced audiences from its soldout run at the luminato festival.
Sivananda ashram yoga retreat bahamas interfaith devotional. On march 20th, the lemon bucket orkestra got an email from musicians from iceland who were looking to book an outdoor gig in toronto. Davide direnzo added a drum track in studio in 2018. I find a different part of myself when i sing in yiddish, lighter in a way, more down to earth and frank, says aviva. The song, whose title is taken from the james baldwin book, echoes the spirit. Hit the road for a onetank trip around southern ontario. Were not known as a picture in a newspaper story about violence or some sort of stereotype. Youll also hear my conversation with the lead singer of the award winning, world music, fusion based band jaffa road. For additional information and complete event listings.
Book now aviva chernick aviva chernick has garnered critical acclaim and a devoted following as the charismatic lead singer of the twice junonominated canadian world music group jaffa road. Ruach is the hebrew word for spirit, and it is exactly that quality which the songs of the ruach series possess. Stream where the light gets in by jaffa road and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Aviva and her cowriters from jaffa road won the john lennon international songwriting grand prize for their rendition of. Aviva chernick chris gartner jeff wilson sundar viswanathan. Talk a conversation with aviva chernick brown paper tickets. The fire next time, as presented on the album, was originally a demo recorded in new york in 1970 with kate mcgarrigle on piano and roma baran on lead guitar. Torontobased aviva chernick is perhaps best known as the former lead singer with the twotime juno awardnominated world music ensemble jaffa road and for her solo work exploring the balkan judeospanish repertoire. Aviva chernick has garnered critical acclaim and a devoted following as the charismatic lead singer of the twice junonominated canadian world music group jaffa road. Aviva and her cowriters from jaffa road won the john lennon international songwriting grand prize for their rendition of lo yisa goy, a prayer for peace. Lyg lo yisa goy won the john lennon songwriting contest in 2009. Singer aviva chernick, lead singer for jaffa road, launches her own cd, when i arrived you were already there, with a concert with her ensemble at the 918, 918 bathurst st. Toronto band jaffa road for our ideacity series featuring.
Dec 12, 2019 david buchbinderdb works have announced their cast for the ward cabaret. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of jaffa road, and her collaborative recordings have garnered many nominations and awards, including canadian folk. Ruach 5773, the seventh edition in the set, features established artists like noam katz. Quebec fiddling femme fatale briga, and jaffa roads aviva chernick with her stunning new solo project, titled simply aviva. This is a nice combination with the lushness and heartbreak of the ladino folk. You can sing with aviva chernick, hear about portuguese jews in amsterdam from tirtzah bernfeld, and enjoy irwin kellers discussions of torah, israel, queerness, hope and the divine. Epstein fund at the yiddish book center torontobased aviva chernick is perhaps best known as the former lead singer with the twotime juno awardnominated world music ensemble jaffa road and for her solo work exploring the balkan judeospanish repertoire. This songbook includes 16 songs in lead sheet format with melody line, guitar chords, lyrics, transliteration, translation and hebrew text, plus an accompanying cd with all the tunes. Jewish liturgy is muse for world music band new jersey.
714 288 305 717 1290 1209 1186 855 1505 247 1525 473 779 1200 146 1107 582 178 1129 1015 841 1242 1124 1250 920 622 1117 601 825 1229 1199 374 1290 1485 527 102 410 629 407 513 305 1379