Directory of Klezmer Resources

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'Klezmer' is a Yiddish contraction of the Hebrew words 'kley' (instrument) and 'zemer' (song). Opposed to the respected 'musikant', 'klezmer' qualified an illiterate musician, unable to read notes and playing traditional music by ear. Nowadays, the term is rather laudatory for the musicians and qualifies also the traditional Jewish music of Eastern Europe, as well as all its modern derivatives.

Subcategories

• Bands and Artists
• Radio

Resources in This Category

• About the Klezmer Revival

  http://www.klezmershack.com/articles/aboutklez.html
  From one of the greatest current klezmer authorities, an article about the Klezmer revival.

• Der Bay - Anglo-Yiddish Newsletter

  http://www.derbay.org/
  International Anglo-Yiddish newsletter with international calendar of events, news of klezmer bands, Yiddish teachers, and Yiddish clubs and translators

• Jewish Music Institute

  http://www.jmi.org.uk/
  Arts organisation based at the Schoolof Oriental and African Studies, supporting education and performance. Information on concerts, courses and conferences. [UK]

• Klezmer Geneva

  http://borzykowski.users.ch/EnglishIndex.html
  Includes a complete guide of Klezmer music in general, the local scene, and also a presentation of Rojinkes mit Mandeln and Hotegezugt, bands directed by Michel Borzykowski.

• Klezmer Ring

  http://www.webring.org/hub?ring=klezmer
  Webring for sites about klezmer and klezmer bands.

• Klezvendors

  http://www.klezmershack.com/contacts/klezvendors.html
  Ari Davidow's links to vendors and organizations of interest to klezmorim.

• Living Traditions

  http://www.livingtraditions.org/
  Home page for an organization that's involved with Yiddish language and culture, especially through their Yiddish-language recordings and through KlezKamp, an annual Yiddish folk arts festival which they produce.

• The Essential Klezmer

  http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo14/klezmer.htm
  With a review of Rogovoy's book The Essential Klezmer, and information on members of the group Metropolitan Klezmer.

• The German Klezmer Page

  http://www.ta-deti.de/klezmer/english/
  Klezmer from a German perspective.[English/German]

• The Klezmer Shack

  http://www.klezmershack.com/
  Comprehensive site on Klezmer and 'world music from a Jewish slant.' Includes an extensive directory of Klezmer artists and a calendar of performances. The place for Klezmorim to network.

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