Beyond Hava Nagila

Beyond Hava Nagila. (A Symphony of Hasidic Music in 3 Movements) ** By Velvel Pasternak. Book. Jewish. Book with CD. 172 pages. Tara Publications #0933676786. Published by Tara Publications.

Velvel Pasternak, a noted ethnomusicologist and lecturer, has brought the joy of Hasidic music to audiences throughout North America and Israel. The three movements of this book feature Velvels often-humorous retelling of his music projects with Hasidim, a short overview of their musics essence, and the songs with background stories and annotations. The 70-minute accompanying CD features music examples from the book.