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First Recordings 1976-78

The Klezmorim
First Recordings 1976-78
Klezmorim was one of the first of the revivalist bands to play klezmer, the traditional dance music of Central and Eastern European Jews. The genre, which immigrants brought to the United States, incorporated Eastern European instrumental styles and American popular forms such as early jazz, but it largely faded within a generation. Klezmorim, formed by saxophonist Lev Liberman and violinist David Skuse in Berkeley, California, in 1974, sought to bring klezmer music back to life. The 1976–78 recordings presented here chronicle the start of the klezmer revival. This 1989 reissue contains the first recordings by Klezmorim for Arhoolie Records. The album cover is by noted cartoonist Robert Crumb.

Track Listing

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Di Zilberne Khasene The Klezmorim 03:20
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102
Cintec De Dragoste The Klezmorim 01:23
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Hora Lui Damian The Klezmorim 02:12
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104
Thalassa The Klezmorim 03:44
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Fidl Volach The Klezmorim 03:05
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106
Medyatsiner Waltz The Klezmorim 02:15
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107
Sherele The Klezmorim 03:06
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108
Mayn Rue Plats The Klezmorim 03:07
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109
A Glezele Vayn The Klezmorim 03:09
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Baym Rebns Sude The Klezmorim 03:22
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111
Lebedik Un Freylekh The Klezmorim 02:45
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112
Sirba / Hora The Klezmorim 05:05
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113
Doina The Klezmorim 03:25
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114
Papirosn The Klezmorim 05:21
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115
Firen Di Mekhutonim Aheym The Klezmorim 03:08
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116
Trello Hasaposerviko / Sonya / Anushke The Klezmorim 07:40
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Af Shabes in Vilna The Klezmorim 02:05
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Taxim The Klezmorim 02:34