http://afropopshop.org/New Music From Klezmatics on Calabash Music2009-01-09T01:38:06ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comRise Uphttp://klezmatics.afropopshop.org/#album_125682005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Rise UpBy rooting their music in the ancient modes and melodies of Jewish music and then expanding in contemporary directions, The Klezmatics produce art that is resonant with tradition and yet unbound by it. 'Rise Up', their first non-collaborative release in five years, continues the sonic journey begun on classic albums like Jews With Horns. From the freewheeling to the forlorn, 'Rise Up' reinvents klezmer as only the acclaimed Klezmatics can.

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]]>Jews with Hornshttp://klezmatics.afropopshop.org/#album_125982005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Jews with Horns'Jews with Horns' is a free-spirited album of Jewish klezmer that was named one of that year's best releases by the Village Voice, appeared on the top ten of the College Music Journal World Music Chart, and reached the top ten of the European World Music Sales Chart. The album features guest appearances by eclectic Canadian rock band Moxy Fruvous, as well as guitarist Marc Ribot.]]>Possessedhttp://klezmatics.afropopshop.org/#album_529182006-02-02T03:56:42ZMusic from PossessedWhen Pulitzer- and Tony-winning playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels in America") decided to do an adaptation of the classic Yiddish stageplay "The Dybuk," he collaborated with none other than The Klezmatics. The resulting musical score makes up much of the 1997 release Possessed. The album reached #1 on the College Music Journal World Music Chart, and #3 on the European World Music Sales Chart. Guest artists include John Medeski (of Medeski Martin & Wood), eclectic Canadian rock band Moxy Fruvous, and vocalist Adrienne Cooper. Produced by Robert Musso.]]>Rhythm + Jewshttp://klezmatics.afropopshop.org/#album_126302005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Rhythm + JewsThe Klezmatics play soul-stirring Jewish roots music for our time, recreating klezmer in arrangements and compositions that combine Jewish identity and mysticism with a contemporary zeitgeist and a postmodern aesthetic. Rhythm + Jews has been called "one of the greatest klezmer records ever made" by The Rough Guide to World Music.]]>Shvaygn = Toythttp://klezmatics.afropopshop.org/#album_126622005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Shvaygn = ToytThe Klezmatics debut recording; With works by turns wild, spiritual, provocative, reflective and danceable, the Klezmatics celebrate the ecstatic nature of Yiddish music. Here on Shvaygn = Toyt (Silence = Death), the band approaches its material with humor, passion and, on occasion, the anarchic energy of a free jazz ensemble. This is not your father's klezmer!]]>