Osniel Rozen is a wedding singer, entertainer, and music aficionado who currently runs OR Media
Avraham Fried’s Chazak album from 1997. It has what I think are some of the greatest hits of all time that still echo until today, such as the title track “Chazak,” “Dido Bei,” “Hoshata,” “Koach,” and “Levinyomin,” to name some.
There really are a lot of these, because of the sheer volume of songs our talented singers and composers release each year. I’m giving my top five: “Heart and Soul,” by Ken Burgess and MBD; “Kol Hanechalim,” by Naftali Kempeh; “Riboin,” by Shloime Gertner (composed by Lipa); “Da,” by Levy Falkowitz (composed by Anshi Friedman); and Lipa’s “Yigdal.”
Songs that really get to the soul, but that obviously depends on the crowd. Vintage Carlebach songs like “Hatov,” “Shifchi Kamayim,” and “L-rd Get Me High” are great. Then there are MBD songs such as “Torah Hakedoshah,” “Muvdalim,” “Lulei” and Avraham Fried songs like “Aleh Katan,” “Lo Ovo,” and “Retzei” (also sung by Shragee Gestetner a”h on Yossi Green’s Varmkeit album), to name a few. Beri Weber’s “Riboin” is very big. For some crowds, Chaim Yisrael and Ishay Ribo songs work best.
I guess like most kids, we listened to Rebbe Alter’s Chanukah and Pesach tapes, and of course, Uncle Moishy, who’s still the greatest!
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