Klezmer, Yiddish

Klezmer Conservatory Band

(Klezmer, USA) A dominant voice in the world of klezmer music and Yiddish song for over thirty years, the Klezmer Conservatory Band (KCB) continues to fascinate audiences worldwide …

Horse Raddish

(Paris, Electric Klezmer) Horse Raddish moves the roots of Klezmer music, taking care to stray along side roads where crunchy rock 'n' roll meets avant-garde and yet playful jazz …

Hélène Engel

(Montreal, Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish) Hélène is a singer, musicologist, songwriter, performer & arranger …

Minsker Kapelye

(United States, Belarus, Klezmer) Minsker Kapelye is a klezmer trio, a collaboration project of Dmitri Slepovitch, Hanna Kharchanka, and Tatsiana Kukel, three musicians with classical and traditional music background …

Gefilte Swing

(Klezmer-swing, Paris) Le Gefilte Swing c’est du swing, du jazz, du klezmer et des chansons yiddish, savamment dosés en un enivrant cocktail …

Betty Reicher

(Yiddish song, French song, Paris) Author, composer, Betty Reicher interprets, in complement to her own songs, the songs of the Yiddish repertoire or songs of the international repertoire translated in Yiddish …

Amsterdam Klezmer Band

(Klezmer, Amsterdam) The Amsterdam Klezmer Band is a Dutch klezmer music band founded in 1996. …

AutorYno

(Jazz-Rock-Psyche-Yiddish, France) Parisian trio produced by John Zorn's label Tzadik …

Alexis Kune and the Mentsch

(Klezmer, France) Alexis Kune is an accordionist, pianist, singer, composer, coach, arranger, DJ and radio host …

Glik

(Klezmer, France) The sound of the orchestra is reminiscent of pioneers recorded in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. But since this music is a travel affair, the saxophone and an unconventional Poyk game add a unique touch to their repertoire …

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