Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat recordings?

March 6, 2007 3:59 PM

Is there are good recording of the beautiful Carlebach melodies for Kabbalat Shabbat?

There are some decent versions of some psalms at sidduraudio.com, but the rabbi who sings them ain't exactly a virtuoso. I'm wondering if there is a CD where more impressive versions can be found?

posted by tabulem to Religion & Philosophy (2 answers total)

Carlebach himself was a masterful songwriter and perhaps musician, but his singing did leave a lot to be desired.

You can find his own recordings everywhere - and I think there is a sort of Bob Dylan effect - you listen past the quality of the voice because the overall impact is so entrancing. One such (comparatively poor) example is:
http://www.israel-music.com/shlomo_carlebach/kabbalat_shabbat/ (found via google).

There are lots of contemporary singers and bands who use Carlebach "niggunim" (melodies), but the ones I listen to tend to add their own original songs as well to the albums. Some examples I can throw out are: Yosef Karduner, Chaim Dovid, Soul Farm, C. Lazbom, Eli Kranzler (D'veykus), Moshav Band, and of course, Reb Shlomo's own daughter, Neshama Carlebach (who was graced with a wonderful voice).
posted by prophetsearcher at 5:17 PM on March 6, 2007

check here.
posted by zaelic at 7:37 AM on March 7, 2007