Avraham Fried

Avraham Fried

Avraham Shabsi Friedman (born March 22, 1959, 12 Adar II 5719 in the Jewish calendar) is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox Jewish community, although he is known by his stage name, Avraham Fried. [ [http://www.citypaper.net/articles/022996/article013.shtml?print=1 Philadelphia City Paper, February 29, 1996] ] [ [http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Rest+of+the+World&month=September2007&file=World_News2007090322958.xml The Peninsula, August 3, 2007] ]

As a child, Fried's extraordinary vocal talent was immediately noticed and he performed at various functions at a very young age.

Fried is one of the foremost musical entertainers of the Orthodox Jewish community. He is a Lubavitcher Hasid, and his music is mostly categoriezed as classical Jewish music, similar to his counterpart, Mordechai ben David. His style can be considered traditional, yet modern and entertaining. His music tends to integrate many styles of popular music, including pop, [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188392499096&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Jerusalem Post, August 30, 2007] ] rock and jazz, with Jewish lyrics and themes.

His brother is the well known Hasidic lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman.

Fried has 6 children and lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, [ [http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103952.html JTA, August 30, 2007] ] near Lubavitch world headquarters.

Discography

*No Jew Will Be Left Behind (1981)
*The Time Is Now (1982)
*Forever One (1983)
*Melaveh Malka with Avraham Fried (1984)
*Goodbye Golus (1985)
*Around the Year Volume 2 (1986)
*We Are Ready (1988)
*Around the Year Volume 3 (1989)
*The Good Old Days (1990)
*Aderaba (1991)
*Yiddish Gems Volume 1 (1992)
*Hebrew Gems Volume 1 (1992)
*Shtar Hatna'im (1993)
*Yiddish Gems Volume 2 (1994)
*Hebrew Gems Volume 2 (1994)
*Bracha V'Hatzlacha (1995)
*Im Eshkachaich Yerushalayim (2 CD's) (1996)
*Hupp Cossack (1996)
*All the Best (1997)
*Chazak (1997)
*The Baal Shem Tov's Song (1998)
*My Fellow Jew - Yochid V'rabim (2001)
*Avraham Fried Live! (2001)
*Aleh Katan - Little Leaf (Single)(2002)
*Avinu Malkeinu (2003)
*Ani Choshev Aleichem (Single) (2005)
*Bein Kach U"Bein Kach (2006)
*Niggunim of Zeide Friedman" (2008)

It is widely reported that Fried is working on a new album to be released in the near future of Hasidic nigunim like three of his previous albums. It has been reported that after release of that album he will release his third Yiddish album of songs by composer Yom Tov Ehrlich.

Other Solos and Singles

*Vehu Rachum & Yismichu Hashamayim (Solos) [part of "Eli Lipsker" Albums] as a child (1967?)

*V'nikeisi Damam (Solo) [part of "S'dei Chemed International" vol. 1] (1971) (This is what is also heard on his album "Good-Bye Golus").

*V'hi Sheamdah (Solo) [part of "Nichoach" vol. 8] (1976)

*Arukah M'eretz Midah and Gam Ki Eileich (Singles) [part of "Amudai Shaish Wedding Album"] , his first debut promo for the Jewish music scene (1979 or 1980)

*V'hu K'choson and Asher Bara/Chayim Shey'hei Lanu (Singles) [part of "Suki with a Touch of Ding"] (early 80s)

*Al Kein Tziyon (Single) [part of "Yerushalayim All-star Cast"] (1983)

*Hishal'lu, Niggun, and Hashem's the World Hashem We Love (Singles) [part of "Torah All-star Cast"] (1985)

*Pikudei Hashem and Ki L'cha Tov (Singles) [part of "Simchah All-star Cast"] (1986)

*Kol Rinah and Keili Atah (Singles) [part of "Halel All-star Cast"] (1987)

*Prok Yas Anachof and Racheim B'chasdecha (Solos) [part of "MBD and Friends"] (1987)

References

External links

* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/-AVRAHAM-FRIED-/19387574880?ref=ts Avraham Fried Facebook Page]
* [http://www.chabad.org/multimedia/media.asp?AID=254238 Listen to 3 complete CD's for free]


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