Rhythm & Jews
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One of the hallmarks of a great klezmer band is its ability to make a tune that's been played countless times still sound improvised. This spirit of free-wheeling improvisation runs rampant through the New York-based Klezmatics' first album, which borrows freely from the repertoire of Naftule Brandwein, the 1920s American klezmer legend noted for a rambunctious and intoxicated style of clarinet playing. "NY Psycho Freylekh" and "Araber Tants" in particular add a psychedelic tinge to music that's plenty wild to begin with. Singer Lorin Sklamberg's gay activism manifests itself in his Yiddish adaptation of the
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Manufacturer: Flying Fish Records
Release date: 10 May 1993
EAN: 0018964059125 UPC: 018964059125
Release date: 10 May 1993
EAN: 0018964059125 UPC: 018964059125
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