Kitka: Yerusholayim Slavnyi Gorod, Hubava Milka

From the DVD Kitka and Davka In Concert: Old and New World Jewish Music. Visit www.kitka.org to purchase the DVD.

Produced by Leonard Kurz and Forest Creatures Productions, Directed by Ashlee James, Edited by Kathryn Golden

Introduction by Shira Cion, Executive Director

Translation:
YERUSHOLAYIM SLAVNYI GOROD - Russia, Jewish traditional, from Michael Alpert. Solo - Juliana Graffagna. A fragment of a joyful and humorous song with a text that intermingles Russian and Hebrew. Jerusalem is a glorious city, so the people say...

HUBAVA MILKA
Bulgaria, from the repertoire of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, arr. Nikolai Kaufman. Duet - Janet Kutulas and Leslie Bonnet. Quartet - Juliana Graffagna, Briget Boyle, Janet Kutulas, Catherin Rose Crowther.

Milkas mother boasted about her: She is so industrious, and very stylish too! Milkas fame spread all the way to Istanbul to the marketplace. When Marko the merchant heard about her, he loaded his boat with silk, silver thread and gold. When Milka stepped aboard to buy silk, Marko battened down the hatches and carried off beautiful Milka.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Kitka
• Davka
• Bulgarian Folk Song
• vocal ensemble choral
• Shira Cion
• Lily Srorm
• Catherine Rose Crowther
• Janet Kutulas
• Leslie Bonnet
• Natalia Ukrainska
• Briget Boyle
• Lily Huang
• Juliana Graffagna
• Kevin Mummy
• Temple Sinai
• Oakland
• Koleda
• a cappella

[kirschkernprinzessin]

I dont even understand what they are singing about, but the goosebums just dont disappear from my arms! - wonderful!

[tutifrina]

They are absolutely incredible :) They sing beautiful and even words are pronounced without any accent.

Браво на тези момичета!

[MrGMitzik]

Браво момичета!

[kstarBAM]

I saw them live when I was 12 in sebastopol, CA. Really shed new light on my.. knowing? of music. I'm now 18, I still have their CD, with this song, AND the meanings. =]

[4realnatasha]

Beautiful(:

[velo220957]

Bellissimo

[Tonymount]

Are you coming to the UK any time soon ?

PLEASE

[rpvee]

Have they done Yerushalayim Shel Zahav?

[n68firebird]

I bought a few of their CDs from CDBaby. I treasure them!

[IrisAtma]

Beautiful voices

[dlandline]

If you ever get a chance to see them in person, don't miss it. They're even more amazing up close. You'll be transported to another place and time.

[geofflilley]

I've seen them in concert several times...bring a warm coat, because you'll have CHILLS all up and down hearing them live...they're INCREDIBLE.

(not to mention, gracious and kind people every one)