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
101
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Di Zilberne Khasene | The Klezmorim | 3:20 | |
102
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Cintec De Dragoste | The Klezmorim | 1:23 | |
103
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Hora Lui Damian | The Klezmorim | 2:12 | |
104
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Thalassa | The Klezmorim | 3:44 | |
105
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Fidl Volach | The Klezmorim | 3:05 | |
106
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Medyatsiner Waltz | The Klezmorim | 2:15 | |
107
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Sherele | The Klezmorim | 3:06 | |
108
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Mayn Rue Plats | The Klezmorim | 3:07 | |
109
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A Glezele Vayn | The Klezmorim | 3:09 | |
110
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Baym Rebns Sude | The Klezmorim | 3:22 | |
111
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Lebedik Un Freylekh | The Klezmorim | 2:45 | |
112
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Sirba / Hora | The Klezmorim | 5:05 | |
113
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Doina | The Klezmorim | 3:25 | |
114
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Papirosn | The Klezmorim | 5:21 | |
115
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Firen Di Mekhutonim Aheym | The Klezmorim | 3:08 | |
116
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a) Trello Hasaposerviko b) Sonya / Anushke | The Klezmorim | 7:40 | |
117
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Af Shabes In Vilma | The Klezmorim | 2:05 | |
118
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Taxim | The Klezmorim | 2:34 |