The Wandering Muse explores what it means to be Jewish through the lens of some of the most eclectic and talented Jewish musicians today.
Category Archives: Shortwave
Talking feminism on Shtetl. Women and video games, Gamergate and a new student-run Muslim-Jewish Feminist Alliance at Concordia University.
You won’t see Miss Me’s face but you can see her art all over the city walls. Check out street artist Miss Me on Shtetl and hear her rendition of the kol nidre.
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Tagged High Holidays, Jazz, Kol Nidre, Miss Me, Montreal, street art, yom kippur
Orthodox Jew Zrey Li was inspired by other-worldy signs (including a license plate) to bring his art to the streets. And, artist Adida Fallen Angel creates an epic library in the sea at Fresh Paint Gallery Montreal.
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Tagged Adi Khavous, Adida Fallen Angel, Baba Sali, Banksy, environment, Fresh Paint Gallery, Mr. Brainwash, street art, Zrey Li
Mostly tons of unexpected Jewish music, and a little talk with former president of Green Party of Canada re.: Gaza/Israel. But mostly music!
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Tagged Canada, Dudu Tassa, Forshpil, Gaza, Green Party, Israel, Lemon Bucket Orchestra, Montreal Jewish Music Festival, music, Paul Estrin, Simja Dujov
Jewish restaurant owner Zane Caplansky sponsors Toronto Palestine Film Festival. 31 year-old Palestinian initiates the “Palestine Loves Israel” Facebook campaign. Hear from both of them on Shtetl.
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Tagged Caplansky's, Gaza, Israel, Joujou, Palestine Loves Israel, Peace, The Toronto Palestine Film Festival, Zane Caplansky
Jaffa-based hip-hop band System Ali rap in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English. They sing about their lives and what it means to build the home and they’d like to live in.
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Tagged Hip Hop, Israel, music, Neta Weiner, Palestine, System Ali, Tel-Aviv
Spirituals from the Shtetl. Davening from the Delta. Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell’s unique love affair with Yiddish and Jewish culture tmrw on Shtetl on the Shortwave.
On this episode of Shtetl we take a close up look at the story of African asylum seekers in Israel.
A Palestinian and Israeli settler in the West Bank talk about finding solutions in an area steeped in conflict. Plus, Canadian performance artist and witch doctor Michael Dudeck.
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Tagged Ali Abu Awad, art, dialogue, Israel, Michael Dudeck, Myron Joshua, Palestine, West Bank