Klezmer (from Yiddish כּלי־זמיר) is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre consists largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations-Wikipedia My main experience of Klezmer is from Fiddler on the Roof and The Who’s Teenage Wasteland. I have …
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Katzenjammer’s Le Pop
July 25, 2010 – 5:52 am
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By Descartes
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Posted in music
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Tagged accordion bass, anne marit, b 52s, balkan music, bluegrass country, dance tunes, different instruments, elvis costello, european folk music, fiddler on the roof, heilo, katzenjammer, klezmer, mcgarrigle, music pop rock, musical tradition, playing instruments, professional musicians, teenage wasteland
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