First Recordings 1976-78

The Klezmorim

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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.

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

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First Recordings 1976-78

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