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The Diaspora Yeshiva Band (Hebrew: להקת ישיבת התפוצות) was an Israeli Orthodox Jewish rock band founded at the Diaspora Yeshiva on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, by baal teshuva students from the United States. In existence from 1975 to 1983, the band infused rock and bluegrass music with Jewish lyrics, creating a style of music it called "Hasidic rock" or "Country and Eastern". The band was very popular on college campuses in the early to mid-1980s, and was well known in Jerusalem for its Saturday-night concerts at David's Tomb. It had a considerable influence on contemporary Jewish religious music, inspiring later bands such as Blue Fringe, 8th Day, Reva L'Sheva, Soulfarm, the Moshav Band, and Shlock Rock. Fifteen years after it disbanded, band leader Avraham Rosenblum revived the band under the

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  • The Diaspora Yeshiva Band (Hebrew: להקת ישיבת התפוצות) was an Israeli Orthodox Jewish rock band founded at the Diaspora Yeshiva on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, by baal teshuva students from the United States. In existence from 1975 to 1983, the band infused rock and bluegrass music with Jewish lyrics, creating a style of music it called "Hasidic rock" or "Country and Eastern". The band was very popular on college campuses in the early to mid-1980s, and was well known in Jerusalem for its Saturday-night concerts at David's Tomb. It had a considerable influence on contemporary Jewish religious music, inspiring later bands such as Blue Fringe, 8th Day, Reva L'Sheva, Soulfarm, the Moshav Band, and Shlock Rock. Fifteen years after it disbanded, band leader Avraham Rosenblum revived the band under the name Avraham Rosenblum & Diaspora and produced several more albums. (en)
  • Le groupe « Diaspora Yeshiva Band » ( hébreu : להקת ישיבת התפוצות ) était un groupe de rock juif orthodoxe israélien fondé à la Yeshiva de la diaspora sur le mont Sion, à Jérusalem, par des étudiants du baal techouva aux États-Unis. Existant de 1975 à 1983, le groupe a infusé la musique rock et bluegrass avec des paroles juives, créant un style de musique qu'il a appelé « rock hassidique » ou « Country and Eastern ». Le groupe était très populaire sur les campus universitaires du début au milieu des années 1980 et était bien connu à Jérusalem pour ses concerts du samedi soir au Tombeau de David . Il a eu une influence considérable sur la musique religieuse juive contemporaine, inspirant des groupes ultérieurs tels que Blue Fringe, 8th Day, Reva L'Sheva, Soulfarm, le Moshav Band et Shlock Rock . Quinze ans après sa dissolution, le leader du groupe Avraham Rosenblum a relancé le groupe sous le nom d'Avraham Rosenblum & Diaspora et a produit plusieurs autres albums. (fr)
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  • "They started putting their music talents together in a religious way ... You remember that song "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog"? Well, it was the same sound, but they were singing about how wonderful God is". (en)
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  • The Diaspora Yeshiva Band (Hebrew: להקת ישיבת התפוצות) was an Israeli Orthodox Jewish rock band founded at the Diaspora Yeshiva on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, by baal teshuva students from the United States. In existence from 1975 to 1983, the band infused rock and bluegrass music with Jewish lyrics, creating a style of music it called "Hasidic rock" or "Country and Eastern". The band was very popular on college campuses in the early to mid-1980s, and was well known in Jerusalem for its Saturday-night concerts at David's Tomb. It had a considerable influence on contemporary Jewish religious music, inspiring later bands such as Blue Fringe, 8th Day, Reva L'Sheva, Soulfarm, the Moshav Band, and Shlock Rock. Fifteen years after it disbanded, band leader Avraham Rosenblum revived the band under the (en)
  • Le groupe « Diaspora Yeshiva Band » ( hébreu : להקת ישיבת התפוצות ) était un groupe de rock juif orthodoxe israélien fondé à la Yeshiva de la diaspora sur le mont Sion, à Jérusalem, par des étudiants du baal techouva aux États-Unis. Existant de 1975 à 1983, le groupe a infusé la musique rock et bluegrass avec des paroles juives, créant un style de musique qu'il a appelé « rock hassidique » ou « Country and Eastern ». Le groupe était très populaire sur les campus universitaires du début au milieu des années 1980 et était bien connu à Jérusalem pour ses concerts du samedi soir au Tombeau de David . Il a eu une influence considérable sur la musique religieuse juive contemporaine, inspirant des groupes ultérieurs tels que Blue Fringe, 8th Day, Reva L'Sheva, Soulfarm, le Moshav Band et Shlock R (fr)
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