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On his new CD, Steve Klaper takes
traditional Jewish music and gives
it a contemporary sound.

LINDA BACHRACK
Special to the Jewish News

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f you're planning a road trip this
summer and you're looking for
some music that'll make you
want to hop in the car, roll down
the windows and crank up the stereo,
you might want to sample the high-
energy tunes on Steve Klaper's new CD
of contemporary Jewish music, Azamra:
I Will Sing (Ashira Music; BMI).

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choir director, team-teach the high
school choir class, as well as a contempo-
rary Jewish music class for adults. They
also have offered workshops for camp
song leaders at the Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan Detroit.
Caitlin, Klaper's 15-year-old daughter
and a student at Andover High School,
is following in her dad's footsteps. She
sings in several choirs and lends her
vocals to the CD. "She has a much bet-
ter voice than I do," says Klaper.

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"Spiritual musical, magical
transcendence is all around
us — it permeates life — it
is the voice of God that has
always been transmitting,"
Steve Klaper writes in the
liner notes to his CD.

Yes, you'll recognize prayers and
psalms and the Bible, but rather than
klezmer-style music, Klaper sets tradi-
tional lyrics to original blues, pop,
calypso and reggae rhythms.
"I grew up listening to everyone
from Jimmy Hendrix to Crosby, Stills
& Nash," says Klaper, "and I've played
blues guitar and rock 'n' roll for the
past 30 years. I never really considered
recording Jewish music until I began
accompanying the Temple Emanu-El
youth choir six years ago."
Now, a couple of Klaper's songs
from the CD are part of the Temple's
First Friday services.
Klaper, who owns a graphic design
company in Oak Park, is extremely
involved in the music program at
Emanu-El. He and Judy Hudspeth, the

An assortment of musicians provides
keyboards, percussion, horn and flute
for the album. Steve and Caitlin han-
dle the vocals, and Steve plays guitar
and harmonica. In addition, the chil-
dren from the Temple Emanu-El Youth
Choir are featured on two songs.
"My hope is that kids will learn these
songs and take them to camp and to
their youth groups," says Klaper.
Maybe one day, we'll all be singing
the "Mi Chomocha" as written and
arranged by Steve Klaper. ❑

A Havdallah concert and CD
release party, featuring Steve
and Caitlin Klaper, Judy
Hudspeth and special guest Lisa
Soble Siegmann, takes place 8
p.m. Saturday, June 9, at
Temple Ernanu-E1 in Oak Park.
$5. Children under age 13 are
free. Proceeds benefit Temple
Emanu-El; (248) 967-4030.
CDs will be available for pur-
chase at the concert, or, to
order, call (248) 541-6265.

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