Various Artists - The Rough Guide to Jewish Music

With the help of the wonderful Galileo music label in Germany, World Music Connection compiles this collection of Jewish-inspired music, with its central theme being the value of cross-cultural exchange. During its near-thirty years in existence, the Rough Guide music range has released several Klezmer-themed albums, but never an album which includes some of the other different facets of Jewish music.

From rip-roaring klezmer and instrumental virtuosity to heartfelt tales of tragedy, this is a seamless collection of Jewish music featuring many of the key artists in today's music scene including Shura Lipovsky, She'Koyokh and Mara Aranda. Also includes tracks from the rich and often overlooked Sephardic musical traditions of Iberia and those by lesser-known artists, whose music deserves to be heard.

'The Rough Guide to Jewish Music' highlights the pioneering artists whose music transports Jewish/Yiddish culture into the 21st century.