Caely-Jo Levy has worked as a professional singer, actress, dancer, and choreographer for over two decades.

As a vocalist, Caely-Jo is versatile, having performed as the lead in local and international musicals and corporate events, playing Jazz with some of SA’s finest musicians. Caely-Jo was the front person for the folk band Cardigan Buzz and is currently the lead vocalist and founder of Yid Dish, a band that plays old Yiddish music. Besides working as part of Yid Dish, Caely can be hired as part of a duo to perform jazz at your venue or event or a a solo artist to sing Yiddish songs at your simcha!

Her love for the Yiddish language and music started when she was invited to sing at the Yiddish Song Festival in 2009. It was there she discovered her roots and felt an instant deep connection with the music and lyrics, and since then has immersed herself in everything Yiddish. This love of Yiddish awarded Caely a full scholarship at the YIVO institute in New York in 2017.

Caely-Jo has performed in musicals and theatre all over South Africa, New Zealand, Seychelles, and New York. She has worked in local and international film, commercials, TV, and Shorts. Caelys work in theatre includes: Die Van Aardes van Groot oor Grease, We Will Rock You (SA, New Zealand), The Sound of Music, Sinderella, Carousel, Burlesque, Aint Love a Kick in the Pants, Smash (Seychelles), Chicago(Seychelles), Hairspray (Seychelles) The Glory of Gershwin, It Takes Two, Salute The Troops, Kiss Kiss, the Best Man – a Play bbout Tea Cups and Doing the Washing. Films, TV, and Short Films: Escape Room, Amina Sola, My Back Yard, Tagging Toilets, the Maze, Woman in a Red Dress, Dollars and White Pipes, BBC’s History of the World, Cavegirl and Fishy Feshuns,

As a choreographer, Caely has done corporates, live shows, and music videos for bands such as Mango Groove, Jack Parrow Springbok Nude girls, Prime Circle and PH PHAT, and Kreator.