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Dafna For Chanukah
New CDs for a musical holiday.
Shelli Liebman Dorfman
Senior Writer
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Chanukah with **gna!
ust in time for Chanukah,
Israeli-American record-
ing artist, performer and
educator Dafna has released two new
music CDs. And one, Eight: Chanukah
with Dafna! not only focuses on
tunes for the holiday, but provides a
song for each night.
The CD includes traditional
its own record label and is currently
Chanukah favorites, with Dafna's
publishing other educational content.
own twist, along with original songs
For Dafna's husband, Adam Kotok,
appealing to both children and
having Detroiters listen to his wife's
adults. Dafna brings her distinct
sound, with a unique Hebrew take on music is like coming back to the
place where he said he "learned a
folk, country, Americana, rock, world
lot about performance and arrange-
music and reggae, to her albums.
ment." He played weekly in a popular
Her Chanukah CD illustrates her
Ann Arbor band while studying busi-
innovative style. The album includes
ness at the University of Michigan's
an original melody for Al Hanisim,
pairing her melodic and native-Israe- Ross School of Business. "I never
thought I'd be so lucky to be working
li Hebrew singing with Irish-flavored
a decade later on a venture that corn-
acoustic guitars and mandolin. The
bines the lessons learned on those
Chanukah classic Mi Yemalel is per-
two disparate training grounds:'
formed with a Memphis-style coun-
Kotok said.
try and rockabilly sound.
The band he formed at U-M, That's
One piece is sung in Ladino with
My Mama, still plays periodically
Spanish-style guitars, klezmer
at charity events, which serve "as
viola and features children's voices.
Another features Mediterranean bou- informal Michigan reunions in the
nightclubs of New York." In addition,
zouki and viola adding a playful and
"Some of the same people who would
international flavor.
come see my band play in Michigan
Dafna's second new CD, Shelanu,
now come to Shir Fun classes with
blends reggae, rock, country and
their kids or have kids who listen to
bluegrass sounds. It includes a
Memphis-style version of the Hebrew the music."
Kotok is vice president and direc-
classic Tzena, Tzena.
tor of special projects for Shir Fun
Aviron L'Israel, (Airplane to Israel
and, as a practicing attorney, he also
) and Atzor! (Stop!) are fun, listener-
serves as its in-house counsel. He co-
participatory action pieces. The
album includes Derech Arukah, a soft writes original songs with Dafna, co-
produces the albums and plays many
lullaby, along with a Hebrew version
of the instruments.
of Bob Dylan's Forever Young titled
"We are looking forward to playing
Tamid Tzair. Ma Osim Baboker?
concerts out on the road this winter
teaches verbs and morning routines
and spring, and hope to get to per-
like brushing your teeth and getting
form for the Detroit community very
dressed to a bluegrassy jam.
soon." 7
Now living in New York City, Dafna
Israel-Kotok grew up on a moshav
To purchase CDs, including
on Israel's Mediterranean coast
the two new releases, go
and learned to play guitar from her
to: shirfun.com/store . Cost:
father as a child. After service in the
Shelanu, $14.99; Eight:Chanukah
Israeli army, she attended college in
with Dafna!, $11.99; Double
the U.S., earning a degree in music
release package: $24.99. For
therapy. She also is the founder and
information, e-mail contact@
director of Shir Fun (www.shirfun.
shirfun.com or access the
corn), a Hebrew music-based early
Website, dafnamusic.com .
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