Canadian-raised, Brooklyn-and-Philadelphia-based Rothman approaches music as a dialogue. “It’s two-way,” she explains, “We each have a role to play in creating the dynamic.”

Rothman’s music, using two languages and ancient texts to address social ills and joys of today, brings a universal appeal. “Rothman’s music bubbles with a conscious vibe that’s capable of bringing people together,” writes Richard Antone of Elmore Magazine, “She is adept at using religious imagery and bilingual lyrics as a bridge rather than a wedge.”

Chana Rothman’s tunes, born of her native Canada, Himalayan trekking, adventures in Israel, and current muse, the New York City subways, have earned a growing pile of accolades. New York Times called her recent River-to-River Festival concert “well worth checking out” and The Jewish Week gave her debut cd, We Can Rise (Oyhoo Records), four stars. Popsyndicate.com calls her music “Bob Marley meets Edie Brickell,” and the album was voted “Best of 2007” by jewschool.com. Rothman has shared the stage with Hasidic reggae phenom Matisyahu as well as DJ Shadow and Lou Reed.

Israeli Stars Chana Has Opened For:
Habanot Nechama
HaDag Nachash
Kooloosh

Some notable recent appearances:
Zulu Bar (Cape Town, South Africa)
Limmud South Africa (Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg)
Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)
Limmud Conference (United Kingdom)
City Winery (NYC)
Highline Ballroom (NYC)
World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)
River to River Festival (NYC)
Levontin 7 (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Cape May Singer-Songwriter Festival (Cape May, NJ)
Jewlicious Festival (Long Beach, CA)
Mercury Lounge (NYC)
60 Main (New Paltz, NJ)
Club Helsinki (Great Barrington, MA)
Langdon Street Cafe (Montpelier, VT)
Radio Bean (Burlington, VT)
Chicago Jewish Music Festival (Chicago, IL)
Oyhoo Festival (NYC)
New York University (NYC)
Gladstone Hotel (Toronto)
CAJE Conference (Burlington, VT)
Mercury Lounge (NYC)
CBGB’s (NYC)

and many more.
RADIO PLAY
WFUV (90.7 FM) – Sunday Breakfast with John Platt
Northwestern University
Breakthrough Radio
Staten Island University
Acoustic Coffeehouse
last.fm

Instrumentation
Chana performs with anywhere from 2 to 5-piece band:

Chana Rothman – guitar, vocals, freestyle MC
Ronen Itzik- drums
Yoshie Fruchter – guitar
Assaf Hakimi – bass
Shoshana Jedwab – percussion

Acoustic solo and trio performances also available

Discography
CURRENT RELEASE:
We Can Rise – Oyhoo Records
national distribution with Allegro
Tracks:
Ana (Pop/Rock)
We Can Rise (Pop/Groove)
More Than One Way (Pop/Reggae)
Summer (Folk/Pop)
Gates of Justice (Pop/Funk)
The Wind (Folk/Pop)
One Stone (Rock)
Walk A Mile (Pop/Hip hop)
Lay Down Your Swords (Folk)

Radio appearances:
XM Radio with New York’s Oyhoo Festival
Radio Amsterdam

Television appearances:
360 Vision Toronto
Shalom TV – National Jewish Television
Aspen Cable