Klezmer Shack,
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Damn this stuff is good. It isn't just Joel Rubin, it's the whole damn, smooth, silky, perfection of American Klezmer music. I say "American," of course, because of the oh so very American drum beat, but also because Dave Tarras created a genre of traditional Jewish music that was entirely, ultimately American.
As much as I love "today's" klez music, every so often you need to listen to the real thing. And these guys have that down beautifully. I don't mean that they have it down as though it is something stale that they've been playing for years, but rather, that this is "traditional" klezmer music played by people who live it. This is the Jewish equivalent of BB King and Buddy Guy and Junior Wells holding a summit. You'll be blown away by the "Hora and Doina," and in awe at the interplay instruments in the "Rumenisher Freylekhs." This is real klez played as though the old stuff matters today. And whenever music is played this well, it does matter. Enjoy! 07/03/95
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