Religious music

Ofer Portugaly on piano, and his wife Iris (standing next to him), started an Israeli gospel choir in 1999 after a trip to Nigeria. Here, they appear with part of their 15-member ensemble on Israeli TV.

A gospel choir in Israel? Why not?

Arts

Gospel music is a strange bird in Israel. For one thing, there’s the very center of the music – Jesus – not a common subject of music among Jewish singers.

Your holiday shopping soundtracks

Arts, Culture & Media

Remembering Newtown on Christmas

The Nizami Bandhu: A Family Devoted to Qawwali

Arts, Culture & Media

Music Heard on Air for April 19, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Religions and Music Come Together on ‘Higher and Higher’

For as long as there’s been music, seemingly mismatched artists of different religious backgrounds have teamed up on songs in unexpected ways. On the album “Higher and Higher,” all the music is written by the late songwriter, Rabbi Schlomo Carlebach, who famously composed over five thousand Jewish songs during his life. And they’re performed by […]

The World

Finale: Music and Audience Chant-Along

Stan Strickland led the studio audience in some chant-like singing from West Africa and ancient America to welcome the longer days.

Finale: Music and Audience Chant-Along

Stan Strickland leads the studio audience in some chant-like singing from West Africa and ancient America to greet the longer days, and to send off the program.