Jewish 'Til You're Satisfied
JEWISH 'TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED is the 6th album from the FunkeyMonkeys; the NYC-based funk supergroup for children and families. Created and produced by Dora the Explorer composer, Josh Sitron. It is the follow-up to 2004's JEWISH FUNKEYMONKEYS CD.
Done in the spirit of inclusion, you don't have to be Jewish to thoroughly enjoy JEWISH 'TIL YOU'RE SATISFIED. And if you are Jewish, you might not. 17 eclectic Jewish classics are remade in an irreverent and ecstatic mix of children's choruses dancing atop styles from electro-funk, to 70's AM gold bar mitzvah disco; and old testament ragtime spirituals. Though primarily aimed at children, there is stuff in here that only the adults can truly appreciate.
The original inspiration for Jewish FunkeyMonkeys came in 2000. While recording music for Dora the Explorer with Boots the Monkey (the then 8-year old, Harrison Chad), Mr.Sitron started spontaneously jamming on a funny and funky version of 'Ma Nish Tanah: the Passover Four Questions song' in the rec