SHALOM AND WELCOME. MY NAME IS BATSHEVA.
I am a lifelong performer of Yiddish and Ladino music, and Israeli and liturgical, Jewish folk. I combine all of these together in concert, celebrating and preserving our precious heritage. Imagine, a course in Jewish history, culture, comedy and music – all in one night!
THE MUSIC
I have compiled a new collection of songs for my next album. If it’s anything like “I, Batsheva, Singer”, my first record – my hope is you will play it over and over…for your guests and for your families and friends. You will smile and you will remember. You will laugh, you will cry. This is soul music. Music of the Jewish neshama.
THE IMAGERY
Music and pictures. It’s hard to imagine one existing without the other. My music conjures imagery in the spirit of artist, Marc Chagall. An award-winning crew will be with me in Toronto, Canada to film as we weave together music and stories. It is our intention to bring a short, documentary to film festivals around the world, sharing our heritage with the largest audience possible.
REACHING PEOPLE
With only a minimal online presence, I have reached an international audience. I was guest artist and speaker at the Litvak Days Conference of University College London and the Lithuanian Embassy. In Israel, I gave a concert for The Center for Jewish Heritage at the University of Tel Aviv. With the assistance of this campaign, my hope is to grow and foster my online community so that I can continue to be invited to perform and reach new audiences around the world. Already, nearly 300,000 people have played my music on Youtube. With a new website and a greater social media presence, we can reach so many more.
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
For some time now, you, my audience, have been asking for more music, stories and imagery. Please join me on this journey, and together we will bring this music to our people all around the world.
