Momele Explained

Momele
Type:Studio album
Artist:Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Cover:Tamara Gverdtsiteli - Momele.png
Released:26 May 2017
Recorded:2017
Venue:Moscow, Russia
Studio:Mosfilm Studio[1]
Genre:Pop music
Length:38:43
Language:Yiddish
Label:Universal Music Group
Producer:Alexander Tsalyuk
Prev Title:Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Prev Year:2016

Momele (Yiddish: Mama) is a studio album by Georgian and Russian singer Tamara Gverdtsiteli released on 26 May 2017 by Universal Music Group. The album features the most popular Jewish songs in Yiddish. The Moscow Jewish Men's Choir and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra took part in the recording of the album.[2]

Overview

Tamara Gverdtsiteli spent her childhood in Odessa in a Jewish environment (her grandfather was a rabbi).[3] According to her, many of the songs presented on the album were played at her home, so she wanted to remember them and convey the warm home atmosphere, and at the same time to remember the tragedy of the lives of Jewish people who were forced to leave Odessa during the war in 1941. The singer dedicated this album to her mother, and, according to her, this work is very dear to her.[4] Gverdtsiteli selected the material for the album together with the artistic director of the Moscow Jewish Men's Chapel, Alexander Tsalyuk.

The songs from the album were presented a year before the release of the record, in June 2016 on the stage of New York's Carnegie Hall. Later, this program was called "Mamele-Mama's Eyes", with which the singer gave concerts in Russia and Israel.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Музыкальные студии Мосфильма. Russian . Мосфильм . 2021-02-27.
  2. Web site: Тамара Гвердцители выпускает альбом песен на идише. Russian . InterMedia. 2017-05-17 . 2021-02-27.
  3. Web site: Тамара Гвердцители споет в Израиле на идиш о маме. Russian . Glamur . 2017-07-09. 2021-02-27.
  4. Web site: Тамара Гвердцители: "Профессия певицы всегда предполагает борьбу". Russian . Рабочий путь . 2017-08-10 . 2021-02-27.