Yiddish music

Film Review: Those Cuddly and Krazy Klezmatics

January 2, 2012
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The documentary “The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground” is pleasing to watch, but there are a number of ways of respecting as well as loving great artists, the most important being coming up with the chutzpah necessary to ask the tough questions that generate illuminating, inspiring, or interesting answers.

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Arts Remembrace: Remembering Adrienne Cooper

December 28, 2011
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Adrienne Cooper’s strong voice –- musically, linguistically and as a vibrant feminist presence –- shaped the revival of klezmer music in the 1980s and beyond, but her legacy is diffuse.

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