Irene Orleansky is a singer, Chapman Stick player, producer, film director and ethnographer from Israel. Her debut album Live The Music presented her skills as a singer, musician and song-maker. Though her voice and Stick can be heard throughout the CD, in her new album Music of Israelites and Jews of Africa and Asia, Irene acts primarily as a producer. Trotting through Asia and Africa with her mobile studio, Irene visited nine Hebrew communities in seven countries to explore their music and do recordings on the field. The original purpose of Irene’s project was to show the listeners the diversity of Jewish music and culture. However during her visits, she saw hardship, poverty and discrimination that many of the Jewish communities in Africa and Asia encounter in their daily lives, and decided to turn it into a charity project to raise funds to support those communities in need. In 2016 Irene released her debut documentary film "Bal Ej: the hidden Jews of Ethiopia" and her new film "The Pioneers of the Golan" in 2020.
Now you can book a screening of the film "Bal Ej: the hidden Jews of Ethiopia"and a discussion with the film director via Zoom.
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A NEW RELEASE!! A documentary film "Pioneers of the Golan" telling the stories of the Jewish settlers in the Golan Heights in the late 19th - early 20th centuries.
Irene's Vlog Unexpected Israel showing Israel, its people, culture and nature
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The channel trailer. Watch and subscribe!
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The latest video
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About the documentary film of Irene Orleansky "Bal Ej: the hidden Jews of Ethiopia" .
Music of Israelites and Jews of Africa and Asia, 2013
The result of Irene's two year journey through Africa and Asia, the album features about 100 musicians from 11 countries, including such renowned guest artists as Jerry Marotta, Tony Levin, Virginia Splendore and Don Schiff.
Live The Music, 2005
The last copies of the debut album of Irene Orleansky almost totally recorded on the Chapman Stick, a ten string electric tapping instrument. Featuring artists: Kirill Malahov, Guillermo Cides, dj Asi Kojak.
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Watch a music video of the song "Shalom, Mirembe!" from the new CD. Filmed in Uganda by Hannah Nemer.
Listen to Irene Orleansky presenting her new album in World Flight program on TLV 1 Radio
Ata Adonai Avinu a song from the album "Music of Israelites and Jews of Africa and Asia" recorded with the Bnei Ephraim community of India on the ad of Asian Jewish Life magazine.
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“I like to think of her as following in the footsteps of another Jewish musician Paul Simon who released “Graceland”, a collaborative effort between himself and notable South African musicians like Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba.” Remy Ilona (from his book Studying The Jewish Tribe of Nigeria)
“Irene is a beautiful musician. Her friendly demeanour, like a long-awaited family, sincerity, enthusiasm, patience, deeply moved everyone at Beit Hatikva.” Yael Zhang Xin Yin (from her article in Beit Hatikva newspaper of the Jewish community of Kaifeng, China)
“We appreciate her energy, time and efforts to bring our community music to the Jewish world. Mrs. Irene has deeply connected with our community members and we are also inspired by her teachings very much.” (from the newsletter of Bnei Ephraim Community, India)
"So honored to have been a small part of Irene's incredible vision." Jerry Marotta, the drummer
" I think this is one of the most courageous undertakings I've ever seen by a Musician and Artist in the over 30 years." Ed James, Director of Development, Think Big Stuff
“Irene is a beautiful musician. Her friendly demeanour, like a long-awaited family, sincerity, enthusiasm, patience, deeply moved everyone at Beit Hatikva.” Yael Zhang Xin Yin (from her article in Beit Hatikva newspaper of the Jewish community of Kaifeng, China)
“We appreciate her energy, time and efforts to bring our community music to the Jewish world. Mrs. Irene has deeply connected with our community members and we are also inspired by her teachings very much.” (from the newsletter of Bnei Ephraim Community, India)
"So honored to have been a small part of Irene's incredible vision." Jerry Marotta, the drummer
" I think this is one of the most courageous undertakings I've ever seen by a Musician and Artist in the over 30 years." Ed James, Director of Development, Think Big Stuff