Artists
who's who and who's doing what?Klingon Klezmer
- country:USA
- style(s):Klezmer Sephardic
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Klingon Klezmer takes klez to warp drive with a contemporary sound infusion. Klezmer (a.k.a. Jewish party music) is a 500 year-old tradition that has enjoyed ongoing crossovers with its neighbors - originally Balkan, Greek and Gypsy music.
This seven-member ensemble, made-up of Philadelphia´s best-known jazz, funk and dixieland musicians, keeps the tradition evolving and rocking. Proving that everyone can be uplifted and have a whole lot of fun at the same time, Klingon Klezmer concerts typically produce mass dancing in the aisles and occasional departure into orbit.
Repertoire features traditional and innovative klezmer combined with turn-of-the-century Yiddish socialist worker songs and Kurt-Weill-esque torch songs.
