Dreidel, done fine and silly

[nancylebov]

There are a lot of songs that I've only heard badly and insipidly sung in Hebrew school. Here's what happens when Erran Baron Cohen ("Borat"'s brother) combines good singing and utter ridiculousness.

Album link

Link thanks to weirdjews.

Comments

[cynthia1960.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of Meshugga Beach Party (Northern California band that combines traditional Jewish folk songs with instrumental surf music). Lots of fun, thanks for the clip!

[bugsybanana.livejournal.com]

Das vos gengsteh!

[anniemal.livejournal.com]

The concept of Jewish hiphop/soul/rap never occurred to me. I now know why. I'm not a masochist.

[avram]

How about Hassidic Reggae?

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Thanks. That was really excellent.

Putting the ghetto back in the ghetto

[siderea]

That's, in its own special way, brilliant.