Singer and composer Meilech Kohn, who has been described as one of the major discoveries of last year in the Hasidic music with his album, “Yeder Einer” and big hit, “VeUhavtu” reached another pinnacle on Wednesday when for the first time he held a joint performance with the Hasidic singer Avraham Fried at the annual “Sulam” concert. Kohn was complimented and invited on to the stage by Fried. “I’d like to invite to the stage a man who has taken the world by storm,” Fried announced in his singing voice.
The joint performance brought the whole audience to their feet for ten consecutive minutes of “hakafot” with Fried and Kohn taking turns counting each “hakafa.”
The concert, moderated by Menachem Toker and held for the third consecutive year, attracts hundreds of Chareidi businessmen from the United States and Europe who choose to celebrate the Sukkot holiday with their families in Jerusalem.
The Sulam concerts, conducted by the producers of Fleishman Peles Productions, have included in past years the likes of other Hasidic singers such as Mordechai Ben David, Benny Friedman, and Ohad Moskowitz. All of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the Sulam organization, which is headed by Rebbetzin Esther Ernster and assists hundreds of children with special needs towards rehabilitation as well as integration into regular educational systems.
“There is a double joy here,” said Rebbetzin Ernster after the show. “Thanks to the joy and contribution of all the participants here in the performance, hundreds of children can rejoice after a year. The annual event is also our opportunity to express gratitude to so many people from around the world who opened their hearts to the children of the ‘Sulam.’”
הזמר והיוצר מיילך קאהן, שהוגדר בתשע״ח כאחת התגליות במוסיקה החסידית עם אלבומו ‘ייעדער איינער’ והלהיט ‘ואהבת לרעך כמוך’, כבש אמש (רביעי) פסגה נוספת כאשר שר יחד עם ענק הזמר החסידי אברהם פריד במופע ‘סולם’ השנתי. קאהן אף זכה למחמאות מפריד כשזה הזמין אותו לבמה במילים: “אני רוצה להזמין לבמה זמר שכבש את העולם בסערה”. ההופעה המשותפת גררה את כל הקהל על הרגליים לעשר דקות רצופות של “הקפות”, כאשר פריד וקאהן מונים אותן לסירוגין. את המופע הנחה מנחם טוקר.
ביצוע: מיילך קאהן, אברהם פריד
הפקה: פליישמן פלס הפקות
וידאו: שניאור שיף, שלמה חיים ריבקין
יחצ, עריכת וידאו: גולד PR
