Channel Title: Olga Avigail Channel Description: Olga Avigail is a vocalist born in Warsaw and residing in Jerusalem, currently one of the leading figures on the global Jewish scene. She performed in Kennedy Center Washington, Lincoln Center NYC, Ashkenaz Festival Toronto, Chutzpah! Festival Vancouver, Piyut Festival Jerusalem, Singer Warsaw Festival and many more. <video> Sigala סיגלה LIVE - Desert Love Song Description: 'Sigala' is probably one of the most famous song of composer and musician Yair Dalal. Here in Polish and original Hebrew version, performed live during Singer's Warsaw Festival. Music and Hebrew lyrics: Yair Dalal, Polish lyrics: Olga Avigail, Vocal: Olga Avigail&Erez Mounk, tsimbl- Marta Maślanka, frame - Erez Mounk Tango Attack: Piotr Malicki - oud, Hadrian Tabęcki - piano, Grzegorz Bożewicz - bandoneon English lyrics: "Your kind eyes / I saw before / By the light of the morning star / In the desert/ And I'm longing... Video: Kuba Kokot/Tomasz Wesołowski www.teamproduction.pl </video> <video> Turkish Tango in Yiddish "Ya Habibi, Ot Azoy"/Bir çapkına yangınım Description: Turkish lyrics, music: Kadri Cerrahoğlu, Yiddish lyrics: Aleksander Fisz Special thanks: Hadass Pal Yarden Vocal: Olga Avigail, Qanun&oud: Gal Hever, ViolinL Daniel Hoffman, Clarinet: Ittai Binnun, Percussion: Erez Mounk, Contrabass: Aner Albukrek Music production: Ittai Binnun, records and mix: Ittai Binnun Maayan Studio, Mastering: Yoram Vazan, video: Nechama Yehoshafat </video> <video> Chassidic Ukrainian Song from a live concert Description: A gesrej un a gevald - Chassidic song from Ukraine - LIVE, recorded during Singer Festival in Warsaw 2022. Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk - vocal and Kol Ishe Trio - Marta Maślanka (tsimbl), Gosia Szarlik-Woźniak - violin, Izabela Buchowska - cello. Chassidic often used non-Jewish folk songs and filled them with religious content. This is also the case of this song, where the story of a father, who searches for his children lost in the forest, has become a metaphor for God calling his children to conversion. </video> <video> Shik mir a shtral Yiddish Tango from Ukraine - Jerusalem T Project Description: Lyrics: Herts Rivkin, music: unknown Vocal: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk, violin: Aliza Keren, piano: Evgeny Kosovsky, accordion: Artem Nizhnik, bass: Alex Trepakov, guitar: Alex Belousov The words of this old Yiddish tango from the repertoire of Ukrainian folksinger Arkady Gendler, has became very relevant today: Send me a ray to light my path, Drive away the wind that howls in my face Send the sun to dry my tears That has flown silently for years & can't stop... Its was performed by me and a band consisting of Israeli musicians, some of whom come from Ukraine and some from Russia. Such cooperation today is probably possible only in Jerusalem. The pianist Evgeny Kosovsky, who escaped with his family from the war from Odessa, translated the last refrain into Ukrainian. </video> <video> Ven ikh bin 13 - old Yiddish song record in Ein Karem Jerusalem Description: This song comes from my album "Jewish Folksongs from the Shtetl" and its part of the repertoire of Mariam Nirenberg - Jewish folksinger from Polesye. Mariam learned this song in her teens in her village Czarnawczyce. Ive combined the music with extracts of the wedding tune: "Siman tov, mazl tov" and the traditional Yiddish song "Joshke fort avek". Vocal: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk, Clarinet: Ittai Binnun, Violin: Daniel Hoffman, Accordion: Ofer Malchin Recorded in Maayan Studio of Ittai Binnun in Ein Karem in 2011 Video: Ami Tadeusz Drozd English translation: When I was 13 years old, I came of age I went to work to avoid the dole I ended up on relief and had a lots of troubles The matchmaker confused me with the cursed "I do". I got engaged and immediately got married May my enemies be cursed with the shrew the one I got No sooner does the person want to marry, he is worse off then converted He is sunk the minute he says: "I do". When I became twenty one I was drafted into the army I was a soldier for Alexander the Third Nothing has made me suffer as much as saying: "I do". </video> <video> Oyfn brick: Mixed Ukrainian&Yiddish song LIVE Description: Oyfn brick / Nad mostu / Above the bridge - Ukrainian Jewish Song Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk - vocal & Kol Ishe Trio: Marta Maślanka - tsimbl, Małgorzata Szarlik-Woźniak - violin, Izabela Buchowska - cello, guest performer Agnieszka Mazur - vocal. Popular song from Ukraine, where Yiddish lyrics are followed by Ukrainian stanzas. Mixed language songs called 'macaronic' are very important part of Eastern European Jewish music heritage. </video> <video> Yiddish Tango Lullaby from the Holocaust Description: Text: Szaja Shpigiel, music: David Bajgelman Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk (vocal) &Tango Attack: Hadrian Tabęcki (piano), Grzegorz Bożewicz (bandoneon), Piotr Malicki (guitar) and special guest Ittai Binnun (clarinet) 'Makh tsi di eygelekh' (Close your eyes) was composed for the ghetto theatre, and performed in the ghetto by the singer Ella Diament. The song was written by Isaiah Shpigl, a writer-poet-essayist-teacher who survived the Łódź ghetto and Auschwitz (1906-1990) and by the composer-conductor Dovid Beyglman (1887-1944). The reason that survivors of Łódź could not recall the song is because Rumkowski censored the song, and Isaiah Shpigl was threatened with deportation. The song was not performed again. The song is a lullaby, which was one of the most popular song genres of Yiddish folk and theatre music. In a typical Jewish lullaby, the mother soothens the child to sleep with promises of pleasant times to come. The father is usually absent, off making money for the child’s education; his return, however, is said to be imminent. Shpigl’s composition, turns this concept upside down: father will never come home. The child lies down to sleep in an open field at the mercy of the elements, his parents’ house been burned to the ground. This is one of the hopeless songs composed for a public audience in the Łódź ghetto. Nature does not smile, God has brought night into the little boy’s world, and wind and hail accompany the child and the singer into the depths of the earth. The music is a rare form of musical hybrid, a tango-lullaby. Evidently, tango melodies were very popular during the period, and the contrast between the horrifying lyrics and the sweet melody make the song even darker and more frightening. </video> <video> Tzama nafshi (My Soul Thirsts) Psalm 63 - The Gates of Jerusalem Project Description: From the live concert "The Gates of Jerusalem Project" during Warsaw Singer Festival: Vocal: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk, tsimbl: Marta Maślanka, piano: Hadrian Tabęcki, guitar, oud: Piotr Malicki, bandoneon: Grzegorz Bożewicz, percussion: Erez Mounk Video production: Kuba Kokot, Tomasz Wesołowski, www.teamproduction.pl, sound mix: Hadrian Tabęcki Psalm 63: 2,31 Oh God, thou art my God. My soul thirsts for Thee, myflesh yearns for Thee, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thus I have beheld Thee in Thy sanctuary, To see Thy power and Thy glory. </video> <video> Ahavat Hadassa Yemenite Diwan Song אהבת הדסה Description: Vocal and riq: Olga Avigail, performed in Lubliner Festival Lyrics: For the love of Haddassah Our hearts interwined I walk the depths Of the Exile If only I could again Go up To the ingathering Within The glorious gates of Zion </video> <video> SHA SHTIL Yiddish Folk Song live in the Warsaw Singer Festival Description: Sha shtil - a Yiddish folk song, written by unknown authors. The song depicts the atmosphere in a hasidic community. Performed live during 21th edition of the Warsaw Singer Festival as a part of Jerusalem Gates project. Vocal: Olga Avigail, piano: Hadrian Tabęcki, bandoneon: Grzegorz Bożewicz, guitar - Piotr Malicki, percussion: Erez Mounk. Video production: Kuba Kokot, Tomasz Wesołowski, www.teamproduction.pl, sound mix: Hadrian Tabęcki </video> <video> Gypsy Caravan - Yiddish wedding song Description: Yiddish lyrics: Alexander Fisz, music: traditional Turkish Vocal: Olga Avigail, Tuba/Baritone - Sergey Burkov, Violin: Daniel Hoffman, Qanun: Gal Hever, Ney: Ittai Binnun, Percussion: Erez Mounk, choir: Orya Shohat, Ittai Binnun, Olga Avigail, recorded in Maayan Studio of Ittai Binnun Jerusalem, mix: Ittai Binnun, mastering: Yoram Vazan Video: exerpts of Emir Kusturica movies: Underground/ Zivot je cudo Translation: 1. Horses, horses, run quickly, Tomorrow is the wedding, he takes me, With singing, noise, pomp and circumstance, We all travel to the seaside. 2. I have a small mirror and i look at my reflection, Aman aman! I'm such a beauty, he takes me, Tomorrow is the wedding and we go to him, "Hayde" (an encouragement word), pull the reins, don't just sit there quietly. Caravan, caravan, pomp and circumstance, We travel over fields and groves to the seaside. 3. Grandma, grandpa, father, mother, 12 sisters, I'm the oldest among them, Run, run, horses, to the seaside, With singing, making noise, pomp...! 4. I brushed my hair with a golden comb, Tomorrow is the wedding on the seaside, I'm all dressed up, prettied up, I'm charming, With 22 bracelets and 3 golden teeth! Caravan, caravan, pomp and circumstance, We travel over towns and villages to the seaside! </video> <video> Shabechi Jerusalem! Praise, O Jerusalem! שבחי ירושלים Description: Lyrics: Psalm 147, 12, Music: Avihu Medina Vocal: Olga Avigail, piano: Hadrian Tabęcki, bandoneon: Grzegorz Bożewicz, guitar: Piotr Malicki, darbuka/riq: Erez Mounk Video edition: Nechama Yehoshafat, mix: Ori Kadishay </video> <video> Old Hebrew Peace Song: El Hatzipor/אל הציפור/ To the Bird featured Erez Mounk Description: Lyrics: Chaim Nachman Bialik, lyrics: traditional Vocals: Olga Avigail, tabla: Erez Mounk, bandoneon: Grzegorz Bożewicz, oud: Piotr Malicki, bansuri flute: Eliyahu Aharon Music arrangement: Erez Mounk & Olga Avigail Mix: Ori Kadishay, mastering: Yoram Vazan, video edition: Amir Nezer Special thanks: Yuval Dax (aerial videos) At the age of 19 Bialik published his first poem in Hebrew, entitled “To the Bird” (El HaTzipor אל הציפור). This poem is a true landmark of modern Hebrew literature. It tells the story of a migratory bird that has returned to Europe after flying south to the Land of Israel for the winter. The poet, who has never been to the Land of Israel, welcomes the bird in his home in Ukraine with a barrage of questions, clearly indicating his deep longing to experience the Land of the Bible firsthand. The poem takes us on a virtual tour of the diverse landscape of Israel, fluctuating between the idealized Biblical past and the harsh European present. To the Bird, by H. N. Bialik (1891) Translated from the Hebrew by Jonathan A. Lipnick Greetings to you, kind bird, upon your return From the hot lands back to my window Back to your pleasing voice, My soul perishes In the winter when you leave. Sing, tell me, my beautiful bird, About the wonders of the distant land. Is it full of evils and hardships also There in the hot beautiful land? Now the tears and the bruises have stopped But the end of my sorrow has not yet come. Greetings my dear bird upon your return Oh please cry aloud for joy! </video> <video> Turkish folksong Üsküdar'a gideriken in Yiddish from Jerusalem Description: Music: traditional, Yiddish lyrics: Aleksander Fisz, Vocal: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk / Music production, mix, clarinets, electric saz, bass, beats - Ittai Binnun / Qanun - Yaron Menashe / Oud - Niro Abekasis, drumms: Ivan Ceresnjes Video filming and edition: Hanani Horovitz, Video creative production: Inbal Dekel Goldberg, Video concept/production: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk Styling: Rachel Soussan&Inbal Dekel Goldberg, Make up: Idit Ayala Alagem. First Yiddish version of the famous song from the Ottoman Empire 'Üsküdar'a gideriken' filmed in Jerusalem. We also used here the original record in Turkish of Safiye Alya - legendary diva of Turkish music from 30's. Lyrics in Yiddish: I. In a pub in Machane Yehuda market, in the city of Jerusalem, A clarinet is blowing, o Lord! It plays the blues so beautifully! ref: But playing in love with you, Is what I like the most, I like it even more, then all the clarinets on earth! II. In Musrara neighborhood one can learn to sing Turkish music Where singing the right ornament is of a highest importance. ref: But playing in love with you is what I like the most, I like it even more then all the trills and tunes on earth! III. When you pass by a tea house, You can listen to Fairouz, Not far from Damascus Gate In the city of Jerusalem ref: But playing in love with you Is what I like the most, More then all the gates of all the palaces on earth! </video> <video> The Gates of Jerusalem - live concert trailer Description: Jerusalem is one of the oldest city in the world. People from all over the world have passed through the gates of Jerusalem over the centuries. Each of them with his own story, sorrows and dreams. The singer Olga Avigail - who chose Jerusalem as her hometown - and her group of outstanding musicians, will take you to the journey into the heart of the city, sacred to three main religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. To meet different cultures and celebrate life in its diversity. We will hear songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Turkish and Arabic, carrying echos of ancient times. Songs about love and loss, faith, despair and hope. Where modern instruments and sounds are interwind with traditional melodies. This concert was recorded live with participation of amazing guest performer Marta Maślanka on tsimbl and Tango Attak musicians: Hadrian Tabęcki - piano, Piotr Malicki - oud and guitar, Grzegorz Bożewicz - bandoneon.The concert featuring also special guest Erez Mounk - a Middle Eastern percussion virtuoso from Jerusalem. Booking: olgavigail@gmail.com Video: Kuba Kokot/Tomasz Wesołowski www.teamproduction.pl </video>

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Olga Avigail is a vocalist born in Warsaw and residing in Jerusalem, currently one of the leading figures on the global Jewish scene. She performed in Kennedy Center Washington, Lincoln Center NYC, Ashkenaz Festival Toronto, Chutzpah! Festival Vancouver, Piyut Festival Jerusalem, Singer Warsaw Festival and many more.

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