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Not for dancing!
A lot of klezmer music isn't for dancing. Here's an interesting article written by tuba player Simon Carlyle for KlezNorth on the...
ilanacravitz
Aug 18, 2021


'Klezmer: Jewish Jazz? Not really, but sometimes...'
Clarinet player Michael Winograd describes and presents his top 10 klezmer recordings, ranging from the 1920s to the present day - with a...
ilanacravitz
Jul 19, 2021


Klezmer Dance Word Search Puzzle
A word search puzzle to help you learn about klezmer dances. Download and print, or follow the link to play online. BACK TO KLEZMER FACTS...

Ilana Cravitz
Jun 30, 2021

Klezmer band in a film from 1932
It's unusual to have a black-and-white Yiddish film with sound that shows a klezmer band in so much detail. Here's Art Shryer's Modern...

Ilana Cravitz
Jun 28, 2021


Klezmer & fairy lights
Clarinetist Naftule Brandwein had a big personality and he liked to have fun at his gigs. It is said that sometimes he would hide fairy...

Ilana Cravitz
Jun 24, 2021


Klezmer and improvisation
As well as heterophony, there are some specific types of improvisation in klezmer: 1. The kale-bazetsn (seating of the bride) ceremony....
Ilana Cravitz
Jun 24, 2021

What does 'klezmer' mean?
Original meaning: 'kle' and 'zemer', two words in Yiddish & Hebrew, make up klezmer, meaning vessel of song = musical instrument. A...
Ilana Cravitz
Jun 24, 2021


Star Trek and Yiddish: what's the link?
Yiddish is the language that klezmer musicians would have spoken. It started around the 1100s and is mainly early German, with some...
Ilana Cravitz
Jun 24, 2021


Klezmer's roots
Klezmer music has its origins in Yiddish-speaking eastern European Jewish communities. They mainly lived in the countries that are now...
Ilana Cravitz
Jun 24, 2021
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