There is no one in the Hasidic community who does not know Rabbi Meshulam Greenberger: there is no family that does not passionately sing his songs, and there is no Hasidic yeshiva whose students do not embrace his melodies.
Among broad audiences, his creative style is seen as the "pure oil of Hasidic music.".
""He is seen as the successor of Rabbi Ben-Zion Shenkar and Rabbi Moshe Goldman, the late Rabbi. He preserves the authenticity, delicacy, and nobility inherent in Hasidic music," says Pinchas Bichler, conductor of the Malchut Choir, who also took part in the vocal arrangement of half of the album, with the other half being performed by vocal arranger Ershel Brisk.
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11 new songs, collected slowly, melody by melody, creation by creation over 11 years.
""I didn't rush or force myself to record. I waited patiently until a list emerged that I felt connected to, and about four years ago I began the recording process in the studios, after hours of working with the producer and the musical team," explains Meshulam.
The musical team consists of Yehuda Galili, the arranger under whose hands many albums have been arranged, all of which are orchestrated with art, and a host of choirs from Israel and abroad: 'Malchot', 'Kamp Shalva' conducted by Chaim Yitzhak Goldman, 'Yiddish Nachat' by Moishe Kraus, and the flowers of 'Song of Praise' by Chaim Meir Fligman.
""R. Meshulam's motto is to produce music of transcendence, of spiritual strengthening. The criterion by which he composes and decides what will go on the album is whether this song makes the listener excited, whether this song will bring him to devotion to God," says the musician's husband, Zanvil Weinberger, a friend of Meshulam, and someone who closely accompanied the album.
Meshulam Greenberger is a Hasidic avrech who left his mark on Hasidic music, and a number of artists have performed his compositions. Avraham Fried with "In Elokinu", Benny Friedman with "Kad Yatvun", of course "David HaMelech" sung by Shroli Werdiger, "From Here to Here" by Shlomo Teusig, Isaac Haning with "Shefa Bracha Ve Chaltza", Tzli Gold with the hit that conquered all Hasidic courts "Vala Nebush", the famous "Noda Lech" from the Matiki series by Rabbi Yosef Moshe Kahane.
And if we're talking about the days of Purim, then there's no home or Purim event without the hit "If I Found You Like Me," which has become an ironclad asset.
The new album - "Atocha Avkach" - is expected to take a place of honor in the repertoire of Hasidic music at every authentic Hasidic wedding or celebration.
As in his previous album, Meshulam not only composes but also performs and presents his songs with grace, grace, and nobility.
