With Purim now safely behind us (you're not too hungover to shop, are you?) and Passover a mere four weeks away, it's time to start getting in the seder mood. If we've learned anything from the big stories this week, it's that the lines between races and cultures can be very shifty. Hence, a collection of culturally and musically diverse tunes to serve as the soundtrack to your seder planning—or a good-humored gift for the person hosting you.

	The SoCalled Seder "A mini hip hop symphony filled with old Jewish samples centered around the theme of the Passover Seder."
	This is the Afro-Semitic Experience "A mix of Jewish and African-American music both sacred and secular...The Afro-Semitic Experience is an ensemble dedicated to preserving, promoting and expanding the rich cultural and musical heritage of the Jewish and African diaspora. Multi-cultural soul."
	Reggae Passover "Reggae and West African arrangements of traditional and original music for the exodus holiday of Passover, played by an international ensemble featuring reggae artists, cantors, and some of the finest drummers West Africa has to offer."
	Abayudaya: The Music of the Jews of Uganda "A unique collection of African-Jewish music in which the rhythms and harmonies of Africa blend with Jewish celebration and traditional Hebrew prayer. This compelling repertoire is rooted in local Ugandan music and infused with rich choral singing, Afro-pop, and traditional drumming."

Previously: Letters of Creation Necklace, Readymade Purim Baskets

In honor of Britney Spears "successfully completing" her stint at rehab today after several failed attempts. And because Izzy brought the song to my attention earlier in my "Ode To Amy Winehouse" post.

Amy WinehouseBritish Jazzy singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse is everywhere these days. In Britain, she's been a pop icon/spectacle for a some time now, doing the club circuit with such privileged British brats as Kelly Osbourne. With a personal life weighed down with talk of week-long benders and eating disorders, Winehouse isn't known for being too stable and could probably put both Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan to shame in the "party girl" persona dept.

Admittedly, Winehouse feels the genuine article, a bit more affable in her struggles, and she's got the chops to back it. When I saw her video play after watching an episode of "Real World: Denver," I knew she was headed to a career of being the "it" girl and destined to be the songstress providing the credit music and video for MTV for such shows as "The Hills" and "The Newlyweds: [Some Other Couple Headed For Divorce After The Show Wraps Up]

Anyways, here is a clip from Amy's latest album. It doesn't do justice to her range, but it shows her appeal. I think.