two things ive learned today: so many of yall cant handle literally ANY critique of ur faves & also you cant spot an antisemitic dogwhistle to save your life
Just a few reasons why we need more truly secular school/community/professional choirs to, like, exist:
More welcoming for singers and audience members who are non-religious
More welcoming for singers and audience members of minority religions
More welcoming for singers and audience members who are uncomfortable having their sacred music taken out of context
Church choirs already exist, and there are a million other ensembles singing Gloria and Requiem and Ave Maria and Hallelujah Chorus; I promise the folks who like singing and listening to the religious classics have no shortage of options available to them
There is so much amazing secular repertoire out there that gets passed over time and time again in favor of the same old church pieces. Expand! Explore!! Seize this musical opportunity!!!
"Music helps to drown out the cries of the oppressed."
After the announcement of Radiohead’s July 19-2017 concert in Israel, fans were waving the flag of Palestine, calling on them to cancel TelAviv concert, and to stop supporting an apartheid state that uses artists to whitewash its crimes.
"Since announcing the planned Israel gig, the band have ignored many direct appeals from Palestinian fans to reconsider, including those which drew attention to their prior reputation as politically conscious."
"Hayarkon Park, the Tel Aviv stadium which Radiohead and many played on, is built on the ruins of "Jarisha جريشة", a Palestinian village".
More about: Villages Massacres during the creation of the israeli state 🇮🇱 in 1948.
Thom yorke's respond about the boycott (BDS) from an interview with Rolling Stone
Refusing to "agree" with the boycott, Thom Yorke listed Noam Chomsky alongside with him. (A Jewish philosopher who is known for his anti-zionists statements against israel)
Noam Chomsky talking about the boycott/ BDS Movement. 👇
In every year, hundreds of palestinians are killed & kidnapped & expelled, israel is doing all of that with controlling the media. There is no point of Cancelling Musicians, whether they're being "ignorant" or "morally wrong". Zionism is everywhere including the art world, Boycott is to spread more awareness and to help the Palestinians. 🙏
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An article explaining Why artists shouldn't play in Israel. And why does it matter 🍉
everyone remember lesley gore of it's my party (and i'll cry if i want to) and you don't own me fame is a confirmed lesbian!!!! as well as jewish, something i didn't know but was very happy to find out as a jewish lesbian myself :)
Singer and composer Chava Alberstein was born in Szczecin, Poland in 1946. Alberstein's family later emigrated to Israel, where she would become one of the country's most popular musicians. She performs in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish, and has released more than 70 albums since 1967. Many of Alberstein's albums have gone gold and platinum, and she has received numerous honors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israel Association of Composers and six Kinor David prizes. She is also a fervent peace activist and supporter of liberal causes, and faced intense backlash for her criticism of Israeli policies.
And I’m so so sick of people acting like antisemitism is something that’s in the path and that we’re removed from as a society. Shut the ever loving FUCK up. Look me in the eye and tell me antisemitism is over. Look at Kanye West and fucking Felix Cipher and tell me antisemitism is done. And you can say “it’s just for attention” as if there aren’t thousands of “Kanye is right” shirts. Fuck all of you.
ATTENTION FOLK-PUNKS, JEWISH MUSIC ENJOYERS, STEAMPUNKS, AND DARK CABARET LISTENERS:
if you like any/all of these music genres you should definitely check out my playlist! it features well known names such as:
steam powered giraffe
dresden dolls
AJJ
but also some much more unknown bands (many of which are jewish ❤️) such as:
daniel kahn
schmekel
the klezmatics
well if that all sounds appealing, here’s the link! im not asking for any money or fame— ive just noticed a lot of people on here enjoy dark cabaret type stuff, and i think they would be happy to know that there are more weirdos out there with the same taste XD