List of klezmer bands

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Contents 1 Klezmer 2 Modern klezmer bands 3 Older klezmer bands 4 External links

[edit] Klezmer

Klezmer (Yiddish כלזמיר, from Hebrew k'li zemer כלי זמר, lit. "vessels of song", meaning "musical instruments" in Hebrew; in Yiddish, "klezmer" refers to a professional Jewish instrumentalist) is a music with origins in Eastern Europe. It was originally played by the Jews, but now, since a revival starting in the 1970's, it has become popular in America, among bands who have brought it back to Europe. Today, Klezmer is enjoyed by Jews and non-Jews alike.

[edit] Modern klezmer bands

• Alex Jacobowitz
• Beyond the Pale
• [Klezmer ensemble L'Chayim]]
• Brave Old World
• The Cracow Klezmer Band
• Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
• Golem
• The Klezmer Kings
• The Kharkov Klezmer Band
• Klezmatics
• Klezmer Conservatory Band
• The Klezmorim
• Kroke
• Kruzenshtern & Parohod
• Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
• Monsieur Camembert
• Amsterdam Klezmer Band
• Budapester Klezmer Band
• Rural Street Klezmer Band

[edit] Older klezmer bands

• Dave Tarras
• Naftule Brandwein

[edit] External links

• Budowitz Website - Articles on Klezmer
• Project Klezmerize
• Klezmer, Jewish, and Related or Derivative musics
• Joel Rubin and Rita Ottens: Jewish Cultural Programming and Research