Dos Bisele Shpayz, Shtetl Band Amsterdam & Lucette van den Berg Yiddish Village Klezmer

Shtetl Band Amsterdam is a klezmer band from the Netherlands, playing Village Klezmer. What is Village Klezmer? The klezmer sound produced by large ensembles with many wind players is well-known. But for centuries a different klezmer sound predominated in Eastern Europan Jewish folk music. It was a small-town, small-band sound. Having the violin's melody as its basis, this group sound is mild, rich and nuanced. Groups and musicians like Budowitz, Di Naye Kapelye, Alicia Svigals and Veretski ...

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YouTube | July 3, 2009

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