Songs from the Depths of Hell
produced by Peter Wortsman, fl. 1979 (Folkways Records, 1979), 39 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
Aleksander Kulisiewicz, a survivor of Sachsenhausen concentration camp, is a voice of hope in the face of despair. The agony of the songs is intense, but the beauty of the musical expression helps to counter the suffering experienced by so many millions. Sung in German, Polish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish with English translations in the liner notes.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 39 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Lament, Folk Song, Judaica
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Producer
- Peter Wortsman, fl. 1979
- Release Date
- 1979
- Subject
- World Music, Music & Performing Arts, Europe, Europa, Poland
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Europa