A new record label from this 27-year-old Brooklynite celebrates Jewish music
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Aaron Bendich says Borscht Beat, which seeks to give niche artists a new platform, isn't the revival of an old tradition, but the continuation of one that never went away
Bendich’s lifelong passion for Jewish music is something that’s been passed down from generation to generation.
Aaron Bendich is launching "Borscht Beat," a label featuring Yiddish and Jewish music from his popular radio show.
(Chant Records, CD, digital) I was at a house party in 2008 with some bandmates. It was a pretty tame affair for the most part, but a failure to ask the important questions led me to ingest a rather robust mushroom chocolate. Long story short: I suddenly no longer desired the company of other humans. So my iPod and I took a walk around the city that lasted what seemed like days, listening to music that turned to colors before my eyes. Now, I'm not claiming guitarist and composer Xander Naylor's new album Continuum gave me full-on flashbacks, but when the sax break hits about three minu...