Cocek! Brass Band is a 5-piece brass band led by composer, vocalist and trumpeter Sam Dechenne. The group plays original music inspired by Balkan Gypsy…
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Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi City of the Future – Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union (ARC Music EUCD 2617) Yale Strom is a…
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Shpil: The Art of Playing Klezmer, edited by Yale Strom was recently published. It is both a history of this popular form of traditional Jewish…
View More New Book Shpil: The Art of Playing Klezmer available NowKlezmer Renaissance
In recent years, Klezmer music has experienced a revival in Germany, Poland, Israel and some American cities. Three recordings show a reliable picture of the…
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Music of Klezmeristan What Were Khazarian Wedding Dances and Music Like? Would They Resemble Klezmer? By: Anne Hart, M.A., author of 36 books, journalist: world…
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Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Old Roots New World (Shanachie, 2002) Hailing from Chicago and named after the infamous Maxwell Street, (an area compared to New…
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