Through the ‘90s, songs by MBD and Avraham Fried dominated play at moderate Hasidic weddings —along with more traditional tunes. A number of Hungarian Hasidic artists emerged starting in the late ‘90s. Michoel Schnitzler was a wedding vocalist who pioneered with composing new heartfelt songs in Yiddish; his cassettes became very popular. Isaac Honig was a more traditional singer who composed original tunes to be grafted onto lyrics drawn from the bible and classical Jewish literature. Both have produced and sold popular cassettes, and were popularly hired to perform at weddings.
