Soul Allegiance
Soul Allegiance
Motown, soul & pop function band
6-Piece wedding, party and corporate event band
Two powerful lead female vocals
400+ song repertoire covering the best classics
Featuring ‘The Magic Of Motown’ & ‘Lost In Music’ vocalist, Emma-May
Available nationwide
SOUL ALLEGIANCE
IN PICTURES
SOUL ALLEGIANCE
IN BRIEF
Pop, Funk, Soul, Motown, RnB & Hip Hop Band
6-Piece family favourites party band
2 x Female Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keys & Drums
London based band happy to travel nationwide
Playlist DJ service between live sets
Happy to learn first dance or special request
2x60 or 3x40mins live performance
PA and lighting provided as standard
Manned DJ service available for an extra fee
Israeli ceremony and dancing sets available
Slick setlists for maximum performance flow and audience impact
Suggest up to 15 songs from their 400+ song repertoire
SOUL ALLEGIANCE
BIOGRAPHY
Soul Allegiance is a firm family favourite - their repertoire is vast, so there really is something for everyone. Soul Allegiance is regularly booked for weddings and joint birthday parties where both the young and the young at heart can completely indulge in both the classics that everyone loves as well as the more current numbers that get the room jumping. Their specialty lies in Motown, soul, hip hop, RnB, pop and dance party anthems. Soul Allegiance comes as a 6-piece band, their standard lineup is two lead female vocals, guitar, bass, keys, and drums. They can downsize to a 5-piece, and upsize if you’d prefer. The number of positive reviews that this team gets is nearly countless. Every single show is a success with clients coming back raving about their “absolutely spectacular performance” and mentioning things like how they are “slick, polished, [and] insanely talented”.
This band was actually our first middle-sized band that really took off in The Supreme Collective. It remains one of our most popular setups, quite possibly because it straddles the space between a small outfit and a big band meaning it’s got that wow factor, and at the same time isn’t going to overpower the room. With keys in the lineup, the band can recreate those horn sounds that you hear in so many of those fabulous soul and Motown songs. That being said, the band can add a live brass section should you wish to go down that route.
Soul Allegiance is fronted by Kedesha and Emma-May. These fantastic vocalists' voices meld together in perfection and have an abundance of chemistry together. Kedesha has a particularly RnB tone to her voice in part thanks to all the original recordings she's done, and Emma-May’s beautiful soulful tones are reminiscent of legends like Aretha and Diana Ross. Kedesha and Emma-May’s vocal expertise and incredibly professional and sweet personalities coupled with the band’s outstanding musicianship will win you and all of your guests around from the first song.
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Kedesha, and Emma-May, who frequently flexes her vocal cords with a choir group that has gone on tour with Peter Andre, Beverly Knight, The Feeling, Josh Groban, and Jamie Cullum, and is supported by Chris on guitar, Ewan on bass, Pete on keys, and Josh on drums. Collectively they have all studied at some of the most prestigious musical educational facilities in the UK, including Brit School, the British Institute of Modern Music, and the British Academy of New Music; have played with the likes of Emeli Sande, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix, Elle Exxe, Gary ‘Mudbone’ Cooper (of Parliament Funkadelic), Nate James, Imelda May, David Stewart (Eurythmics), Hollie Stephenson, Lenny Henry, Stone Bramsen (Alphabeat), Barbara Moleko and Mollie King (of The Saturdays); have supported Robbie Williams, Rudimental, Omar, and Ronan Keating; have performed at Isle of White Festival, Newquay Beach Break Festival, The Full Ponty, GuilFest, Evolution Festival, SXSW Festival, and Notting Hill Carnival; toured the UK, Europe, and USA; have played at the renowned 100 Club, O2 Arena, O2 Islington, Jazz Café, and Versuz (one of Europe’s largest nightclubs); and have been played on Capital FM, Sunday Brunch and BBC Radio 2 as well. I think you’ll agree that they've more than earned their stripes.
Kedesha and Emma-May lead the way in Soul Allegiance as they belt out the band's pop, RnB, and soul repertoire, from artists such as Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, and Bruno Mars. The band has a repertoire of over 400 songs covering the 1950s to the current top 40 including genres such as Motown, soul, hip hop, RnB, and pop, though their repertoire also covers funk, rock, retro pop, rock n roll, country, indie, jazz, disco, dance, gospel, swing, jazz, blues, Israeli, reggae as well as Christmas genres.
Soul Allegiance welcomes you to tailor the setlist for your big day. For a standard 2x60 mins or 3x40mins performance you can select up to 15 songs from the band’s 400+ song repertoire, and the band will endeavour to accommodate all of your requests, given a month’s notice. For short notice bookings, you are still very welcome to send over your suggestions, and as always, the band will do their utmost to accommodate as many requests as possible. Soul Allegiance is also very happy to learn an ‘off the menu’ song request for you, for example, a first dance or your favourite song.
Upon booking, you will have a dedicated band manager as your point of contact to ensure the band is 100% on the same page as you well in advance of your event. Having this point of contact means you can count on excellent, fast, friendly, and warm communication at all times. It also means that come the big day every single crease will be ironed out and it will mean smooth sailing for both client and band alike.
All in all, Soul Allegiance’s band members are a very friendly and flexible bunch and take great pride in providing excellent musicianship and creating a really fun atmosphere wherever they go. The band has a big long list of songs spanning different genres and decades for you to pick from and can play complimentary playlist music (which you are welcome to tailor) before, in-between, and after live sets until curfew. The band can be on-site for up to 7 hours, or until midnight as standard. They are happy to accommodate early arrivals before 5pm and late stays after midnight if needed too. The band is also able to provide a band member DJ-ing should you wish to have a live DJ before, between, or after band sets. The band brings a full PA and lighting rig with them wherever they go, so all you need to do is book the band and you can tick the entertainment off your to-do list in one fell swoop because Soul Allegiance will have you covered.
The band also offers the option to perform Israeli dancing sets - we have two vocalists within The Supreme Collective who are fantastic at singing Israeli songs, one of whom is one of our lead male vocalist-guitarists, Paolo, and the other is our fantastic lead female vocalist, Najwa. Similarly, our musicians are well-versed in the most fun and uptempo versions of the Israeli family favourites such as Hava Nagila, Hevenu Shalom Aleichem and so forth. The Israeli dancing can be booked as an Add On, which you will see in the enquiry form below. We do also offer Israeli ceremony music, again which can be enquired about via the below form.
If you've any questions about the band and what they offer please don't hesitate, we’ll be more than happy to help.
SOUL ALLEGIANCE
REPERTOIRE
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Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
Love Hangover - Diana Ross
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - Four Tops
ABC - Jackson 5
Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Heatwave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
My Guy - Mary Wells
As - Stevie Wonder
Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Signed Sealed And Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Baby Love - The Supremes
Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes
For Once In My Life - The Temptations
Get Ready - The Temptations
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes
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Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
Ain’t Nobody - Chaka Khan
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
You've Got The Love - Chaka Khan
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
On the Radio - Donna Summer
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Spooky - Dusty Springfield
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
Electric Lady - Janelle Monae
Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
Yes - Jocelyn Brown
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
Hold On - Sam & Dave
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Mr Postman - The Carpenters
Easy - The Commodores
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) - The Contours
Please Mr Postman - The Marvelettes
(Simply) The Best - Tina Turner
Nutbush City Limits - Tina Turner
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
River Deep - Tina Turner
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
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Criticize - Alexander O’Neal
No One - Alicia Keys
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Stronger Than Me - Amy Winehouse
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse
Halo - Beyonce
Love On Top - Beyonce
Crazy In Love - Beyoncé
Single Ladies - Beyoncé
Crazy In Love / Crazy (Live Version) - Beyoncé
Finally - Cece Peniston
Forget You - Cee Lo Green
Bills Bills Bills - Destiny's Child
Bootylicious - Destiny's Child
Independent Woman - Destiny's Child
Say My Name - Destiny's Child
Survivor - Destiny's Child
Don't Let Go - En Vogue
Penitentiary Philosophy - Erykah Badu
American Boy - Estelle
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Golden - Jill Scott
Don't Mess With My Man - Lucy Pearl
Good Love - Mary J Blige
Shackles (Praise You) - Mary Mary
I Need - Maverick Saber
No Scrubs - TLC
My Love Is Your Love - Whitney Houston
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Empire State Of Mind - Alicia Keys
Fallin' - Alicia Keys
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Pony - Ginuwine
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
Sexyback - Justin Timberlake
Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
Ex-Factor - Lauryn Hill
Beggin - Madcon
Hey Ya - OutKast
Ignition - R Kelly
Rude Boy - Rihanna
Flowers - Sweet Female Attitude
Back To Life - Soul II Soul
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Hello - Adele
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
One And Only - Adele
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Someone Like You - Adele
Ironic - Alanis Morisette
I'm Outta Love - Anastacia
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears
Toxic - Britney Spears
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Count On Me - Bruno Mars
Grenade - Bruno Mars
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars
Treasure - Bruno Mars
When You're Gone - Bryan Adams
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
Rather Be - Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynn
Put Your Records On - Corine Bailey Ray
Get Lucky - Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams
Mercy - Duffy
Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Ghost - Ella Henderson
Next To Me - Emeli Sande
Fields Of Gold - Eva Cassidy
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
Sax - Fleur East
You've Got The Love - Florence & The Machine
Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
Ship To Wreck - Florence + The Machine
Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai
Hold My Hand - Jess Glynn
Domino - Jessie J
Price Tag - Jessie J
Bang Bang - Jessie J ft Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
Sorry - Justin Bieber
Can't Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
California Gurls - Katy Perry
Firework - Katy Perry
I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
Black Horse And A Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
Spinning Around - Kylie Minogue
Just Dance - Lady Gaga
Telephone - Lady Gaga
Prayer In C - Lilly Wood
Juice-Lizzo
Mambo Number 5 - Lou Bega
Valerie - Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
Sugar - Maroon 5
All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
How Sweet It Is - Michael Buble
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Cheerleader - OMI
Happy - Pharell Williams
Place Your Hands - Reef
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Diamonds - Rihanna
Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna
Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna
SOS - Rihanna
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
Blurred Lines - Robin Thick ft Pharrell Williams
Latch - Sam Smith
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters
Chandelier - Sia
Cheap Thrills - Sia
Wannabe - Spice Girls
Relight My Fire - Take That
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Trouble - Taylor Swift
This Is Me - The Greatest Showman
Drive-By - Train
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Lush Life - Zara Larsson
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Wake Me Up - Avicii
Good Luck - Basement Jaxx
How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris
This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna
Blind Faith - Chase And Status
Waiting All Night - Ella Eyre
What I Did For Love - Emeli Sande
Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Indeep
Little L - Jamiroquai
When Love Takes Over - Kelly Rowland
This Girl (Remix) - Kungs ft Cookin on 3 Burners
Sing It Back - Moloko
Ready To Go - Republica
We Found Love - Rihanna
Show Me Love - Robin S
Rhythm Is A Dancer - SNAP!
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Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Glad All Over - Dave Clarke Five
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Power Of Love - Gabrielle Aplin
Faith - George Michael
Dr Beat - Gloria Estefan
Power Of Love - Huey Lewis
Fame - Irene Cara
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
Stop The Love You Save - Jackson 5
Who's Lovin You - Jackson 5
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Micahel Jackson
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Black Or White - Michael Jackson
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
Thriller - Michael Jackson
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Close To You - The Carpenters
Can You Feel It - The Jackson 5
I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
I'm A Believer - The Monkees
Message In A Bottle - The Police
It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Moondance - Van Morrison
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard) - Whitney Houston
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Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Does Your Mother Know - ABBA
Lay All Your Love On Me- ABBA
Mamma Mia - ABBA
Money Money Money - ABBA
Super Trouper-ABBA
Voulez-Vous-ABBA
Waterloo - ABBA
I’m Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Good Times - Chic
Le Freak - Chic
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
December '63 (Oh What A Night) - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Give Me The Night - George Benson
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Baby Give It Up - KC & The Sunshine Band
Celebration - Kool And The Gang
Lady Marmalade - Patti LaBelle
Kiss - Prince
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Lost In Music - Sister Sledge
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
I'm So Excited (Long version) - The Pointer Sisters
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston
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Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
Getaway - Earth Wind And Fire
Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
Superfreak - Rick James
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
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This Is The Life - Amy Macdonald
Look Good On The DanceFloor - Arctic Monkeys
Song 2 - Blur
Home - Edward Sharpe
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
Wonderwall - Oasis
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
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A Moment's Notice - 7’S Fears
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
In My Life - Beatles
One Way Or Another - Blondie
Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater
Last Dance - Donna Summer
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
Hotel California - Eagles
Final Countdown - Europe
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
All Right Now - Free
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
Scandalous - Jd Mcpherson
I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Who Knew - Pink
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Smooth - Santana
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Peg - Steely Dan
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Rambling Man - The Allman Brothers Band
Come Together - The Beatles
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
My Sharona - The Knack
Naïve - The Kooks
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
Teenage Kicks - Undertones
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
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Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Cocaine - Eric Clapton
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Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Kissing You - Des'ree
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Your Song - Ellie Goulding
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
At Last - Etta James
Rather Go Blind - Etta James
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
All Of Me - John Legend
Hey Ho - Lumineers
The First Time - Roberta Flack
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
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Rocking Around The Xmas Tree - Brenda Lee
All I Want For Xmas Is You - Mariah Carey
Auld Lang Syne - Rod Stewart
Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
Last Christmas - Wham
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
Wish It Could Be Xmas Everyday - Wizzard
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Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
Dream A Little Dream - Ella Fitzgerald
Midnight Train To Georgia - Ella Fitzgerald
But Not For Me - Gershwin
Autumn Leaves - Jazz Standard
Blame It On My Youth - Jazz Standard
Fever - Jazz Standard
Fly Me To The Moon - Jazz Standard
Cry Me A River - Julie London
Feeling Good - Nina Simone
Why Don't You Do Right - Peggy Lee
Streetlife - Randy Crawford
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Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Fly Me To The Moon (Uptempo) - Frank Sinatra
It Could Happen To You - Frank Sinatra
Night And Day - Frank Sinatra
Everything - Michael Buble
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Jackson - Cash And Carter
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
Country Roads - John Denver
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain
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Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
One Love - Bob Marley
Roxanne - The Police
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Amazing Grace - Gospel Standard
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Joyful Joyful - Sister Act
Oh Happy Day - Sister Act
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Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
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ISRAELI
Am Yisrael Chai
Anachnu Ma’aminim
Artza Aleinu
Bai Mir Bistu Shen
Chosen Kale Mazel Tov
David Melech Yisrael
Dodi Li
Hallelujah La Olam
Hatikva
Hatikva (Loyal Toasts) Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila
Havenu Shalom Alechem Merlin Two
Les Joyeux Hassidim
Mazeltov
Miserlou
Moshiach
Od Yavo Shalom
Od Yishama
Oseh Shalom
Rikud Rishon
Shalom Alechem
Sher
Sheraleh
Siman Tov Mazel Tov
Simintov Mazeltov
Tsena Tsena
Tzadik Katamar
Wedding Niggun
Y'varech'cha
Yesh Lanu Tayish
Yidden
Zemer Atik