Mordechai Werdyger, Born April 16, 1951, professionally known as Mordechai Ben David (lit. Literal translation, also known as direct translation, is the rendering of text from one language to another "word-for-word" ( Latin: " verbum pro Mordechai son of David) or MBD for short, is known popularly as "The King of Jewish Music".
He has produced a record amount of Jewish albums, many of them incredible hits. His father David Werdyger was a popular Jewish singer and cantor originally from Cracow and is a "Schindler" Jew. David Werdyger is a popular Chazzan, and the author of Songs of Hope. Oskar Schindler ( 28 April 1908 &ndash 9 October 1974) was a Sudeten German Industrialist credited with saving almost 1200 MBD blends traditional Hasidic melodies with modern pop to create the songs in his albums and which he performs at completely sold out concerts. Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
Mordechai's son, Yeedle Werdyger, also entered into the Jewish music arena, though hasn't yet reached the same heights of popularity as his father. He lives in Seagate, Brooklyn. Sea Gate is a private gated community that was built at the far western end of Coney Island at the southern tip of the New York City borough of
Discography
- Mordechai Ben David Sings Original Chassidic Nigunim (1973)
- Hineni (1976)
- Neshama Soul (1977)
- I'd Rather Pray and Sing (1978)
- Vechol Maminim - Songs of Rosh Hashana (1979)
- Moshiach is Coming Soon (1980)
- Ich Hob Gevart (I Have Waited) (1985)
- Mordechai Ben David Live (1981)
- Memories (1984)
- Just One Shabbos (1983)
- Around the Year Vol. 1 (1982)
- Hold On (1984)
- Let My People Go (1985)
- Jerusalem Not For Sale (1986)
- MBD and Friends (1987)
- Jerusalem Our Home - Lekovod Yom Tov (1988)
- The Double Album (1990)
- Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach (1992)
- Solid MBD (1990)
- Tomid BeSimcha - Always Happy (1994)
- Special Moments (1994)
- Once Upon a Niggun (1996)
- Chevron Forever (single)(1996)
- Ein Od Milvado (1997)
- The English Collection (1998)
- We Are One (1999)
- Maaminim (2001)
- Kumzits (2003)
- Nachamu Ami (2004)
- Oorah [single] (2005)
- Efshar Letaken (2006)
- Yiddish Collection (2007)
- Live in Jerusalem (?)
Trivia
- "Lichtiger Shabbos" on Just One Shabbos (1982) [retitled "Yiddish" on Solid MBD (1993)] is an adaptation of "Close Every Door To Me", from the musical theater production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944 is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber
- "Yidden" on Jerusalem: Not For Sale (1986) uses the music of "Dschinghis Khan" (English: Genghis Khan), from the German band Dschinghis Khan. Dschinghis Khan ( English translation " Genghis Khan " was the West German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed Dschinghis Khan (Pronounced ˈdʒɪŋɪs kaːn was a German pop band created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest.
- "Father Dear" on Yerushalayim Our Home (1988) [retitled "Daddy Dear" on The English Collection (1998)] uses music from "Little Child," performed by many earlier singers, notably Cab Calloway and his daughter in 1956; it, in turn, is adapted from an earlier French song[1]. Cabell "Cab" Calloway III ( December 25, 1907 &ndash November 18, 1994) was a famous American Jazz Singer
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