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American Yiddish Instrumental Fusion Music in the 1950s and 1960s
 
adam
Posted: 20 February 2009 02:17 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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Found this over lunch…  This is actually a great read if you want to geek it up and get some great history about Klezmer/Yiddish music in America:

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Mel D
Posted: 20 February 2009 05:03 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos,  caught my eye,  especially since banjo and hand percussion is prominently featured.  I hope I get a chance to listen to it…

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Ben Drain
Posted: 25 February 2009 09:58 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Hah, thanks for linking the thesis. Now no one will be able to out-Klezmer-history me at parties! One less thing to worry about.

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