THE BOOK OF KLEZMER: THE HISTORY, THE MUSIC, THE FOLKLORE

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THE BOOK OF KLEZMER: THE HISTORY, THE MUSIC, THE FOLKLORE by Yale Strom: Klezmer is Yiddish music, the music of the Jews of Europe and America. Born in the Middle Ages, it came of age in the shtetl (the Eastern European Jewish country town). Most of the European klezmirim (klezmer players) were murdered in the Holocaust: in the last 25 years, however, klezmer has been reborn, with dozens of groups, often mixing klezmer with jazz or rock, gaining followers worldwide. This book traces the music's entire history, using extensive documentary material; interviews with luminaries such as Theodore Bikel, Leonard Nimoy, Joel Grey, Andy Statman, and John Zorn; and dozens of stirring, unpublished photographs. Hardcover, 381 pp.
#542-215 .. $28.00

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