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From shtetl to synth: How Yiddish electronica found its rhythm

Yiddish music has always evolved — from the shtetl to the stage, and now to the synth. For some time now a new wave of ...
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A free Yiddish music sing-along and concert comes to Central Park

“This is the exact moment that Jews and their allies should be coming together,” said organizer Zalmen Mlotek. Yiddish music lovers, this one’s for you: A free outdoor Yiddish music concert and ...
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Maria Ka’s cosmic Yiddish music — from punk grit to starlight

When Polish-born musician Maria Ka released her latest album Di Mashin (The Machine), she wasn’t merely reviving Yiddish song ...
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Yiddish song workshop among YIVO’s online mini-courses in English

People who want to learn more about Yiddish culture can now sign up for several online courses at YIVO. The classes will be taught in English. In the course “Seasons in Yiddish Song,” the Yiddish ...
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How a new quintet is keeping klezmer classy, and classical

TORONTO – Five millennial chamber musicians walk into a backyard recording studio in Canada. They emerge with a modern – and thoroughly unique – klezmer ensemble. That’s the origin story of Schmaltz ...