Moshe Duvid Weissmandl 's debut solo album, BEKOL NOIM, is a tasteful presentation of a fresh chassidish voice
Releasing a first album is always a long process, and Jerusalem-based singer MOSHE DUVID WEISSMANDL says that the most difficult decisions of all came right at the outset.
“I had to find myself and define what I wanted to sing, and that was a long process,” Weissmandl says. The result, his debut solo album BEKOL NOIM, is a tasteful presentation of a fresh chassidish voice. The eleven tracks are varied, including four songs with Yiddish lyrics, and faster more up-to-date rhythms among traditional slow songs. Weissmandl’s voice can soar in moving supplication on one hand, and can give off a lively, entertaining vibe on the other, as a popular wedding singer who’s booked every night.
The special touch of Eli Klein and Yitzy Berry is tangible in the sound and arrangement of several of Eli Klein’s compositions. Moshe Duvid says that Eli’s song “Ki Yemincha” was the first song he wanted for his album.
“Eli wrote this for me four years ago,” Moshe Duvid relates. “I was very drawn to singing it, but I hesitated because there are already other niggunim with these words. In the end, I decided to go with my heart and give the song a place on the album, and people are really enjoying it.”
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