MusicHaunting music of the exiled composersOn Sunday Wigmore Hall is featuring a day of music by composers forced to uproot and fleeBy Mark Glanville3 min read
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MusicThe musical theme that struck a chord with WIZO supporters150 guests came to hear author Anne Sebba and renowned cellist Raphael WallfischBy Elisa Bray1 min read
Music2025 in review: MusicIt’s been a difficult year for Jewish musicians and music fans alike, but Elisa Bray says virtuoso musicianship defiantly drowned out the hateBy Elisa Bray4 min read
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MusicBowie music executive condemns campaign to block Israelis from streaming musicVeteran music executive who has worked with Bowie and Rolling Stones condemns geo-blocking campaignBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
MusicBjörk, Lorde and Paul Weller join 1,000 artists and labels to block Israelis from streaming their musicA new campaign aims to pressure music companies such as Sony, UMG and Warner to follow suitBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Bristol venue accepts ‘mistake’ in Oi Va Voi cancellation and admits band was treated differently due to Jewish heritageThe British band welcomed the Bristol venue’s statementBy Elisa Bray3 min read||November 19, 2025 13:44
Oi Va Voi live review: A homecoming concert with the feel of a north London Jewish wedding ★★★★The dynamic band’s hometown performance at Islington Assembly Hall on Wednesday was a show of joyful Jewish defianceBy John Lewis2 min read||November 14, 2025 11:58
When David Bowie fantasised about being HitlerBowie, the Sex Pistols, John Lennon: all flirted with Nazi imagery. Elisa Bray speaks to the author of a new book which examines the rock world’s fixation on fascismBy Elisa Bray9 min read||November 13, 2025 11:03
Keir Starmer ignores over 3,800 letters over Bob Vylan’s gig in his London constituencyThe notorious punk duo is scheduled to perform at Camden’s O2 Forum tomorrowBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||November 10, 2025 13:23
Punk icon Patti Smith reveals she is half JewishThe musician says in her new memoir that she discovered eight years ago her patrilineal ancestry was ‘100 per cent Ashkenazi’By Daniel Ben-David2 min read||November 9, 2025 11:30
We can’t stop Bob Vylan concert from going ahead next week says Camden Council boss‘No powers’ to prevent rap duo who led Glastonbury chant of ‘death to the IDF’ from playing at venue in Sir Keir Starmer constituencyBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||November 4, 2025 18:37
Oi Va Voi release new song for diaspora Jews who ‘feel unheard’The band were cancelled by two venues due to pressure from activists back in MayBy Elisa Bray3 min read||October 31, 2025 09:00
The choral angels who sing for the dyingSince being established just over a decade ago, Companion Voices has now grown to 13 groups around the UKBy Elisa Bray2 min read||October 29, 2025 12:18
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood: ‘I’m frightened to admit I still work with Israeli musicians’Radiohead guitarist defends collaborations with Israeli and Arab artists as bandmates reveal divisions over BDS and playing in IsraelBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||October 26, 2025 14:03
