http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Klezmatics on Calabash Music2008-08-21T03:20:43ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comWoody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkahhttp://klezmatics.calabashmusic.com/#album_732662006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous HanukkahIn 1942, Woody Guthrie moved to Brooklyn and soon, through his mother-in-law (the renowned Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt), he became involved with the Coney Island Jewish Community. He wrote songs about Hanukkah, about Jewish history and about spiritual life. After his death in 1967, these songs sat forgotten in archives. "Lost" for almost 30 years, Guthrie's Hanukkah lyrics were discovered in 1998 by Woody's daughter, Nora Guthrie. She was so inspired by what she found, she asked the Klezmatics to write new music for the lyrics. "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah" is the second recorded release of this amazing material. Deftly intermingling Klezmer with American folk and bluegrass, "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah" is destined to become a holiday classic for generations to come. This delightful collection of songs, including 'Hanuka's Flame", "Hanuka Gelt", "Spin Dreydl Spin", "(Do the) Latke Flip-Flip" and others, is among the best of Guthrie's work, and the Klezmatics playful renditions cast a new light on the Hanukkah tradition.]]>Rise Uphttp://klezmatics.calabashmusic.com/#album_125682005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Rise UpBy rooting their music in the ancient modes and melodies of Jewish music and then expanding in contemporary directions, The Klezmatics produce art that is resonant with tradition and yet unbound by it. 'Rise Up', their first non-collaborative release in five years, continues the sonic journey begun on classic albums like Jews With Horns. From the freewheeling to the forlorn, 'Rise Up' reinvents klezmer as only the acclaimed Klezmatics can.

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]]>Brother Moses Smote The Waterhttp://klezmatics.calabashmusic.com/#album_399162006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Brother Moses Smote The WaterThe Klezmatics—known for their unique blend of melodic mysticism and improvisational activism—have once again turned their music inside out, exposing the complexity of Jewish identity, Black identity, human identity. ]]>Jews with Hornshttp://klezmatics.calabashmusic.com/#album_125982005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Jews with Horns'Jews with Horns' is a free-spirited album of Jewish klezmer that was named one of that year's best releases by the Village Voice, appeared on the top ten of the College Music Journal World Music Chart, and reached the top ten of the European World Music Sales Chart. The album features guest appearances by eclectic Canadian rock band Moxy Fruvous, as well as guitarist Marc Ribot.]]>Possessedhttp://klezmatics.calabashmusic.com/#album_529182006-02-02T03:56:42ZMusic from PossessedWhen Pulitzer- and Tony-winning playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels in America") decided to do an adaptation of the classic Yiddish stageplay "The Dybuk," he collaborated with none other than The Klezmatics. The resulting musical score makes up much of the 1997 release Possessed. The album reached #1 on the College Music Journal World Music Chart, and #3 on the European World Music Sales Chart. Guest artists include John Medeski (of Medeski Martin & Wood), eclectic Canadian rock band Moxy Fruvous, and vocalist Adrienne Cooper. Produced by Robert Musso.]]>Rhythm + Jewshttp://klezmatics.calabashmusic.com/#album_126302005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Rhythm + JewsThe Klezmatics play soul-stirring Jewish roots music for our time, recreating klezmer in arrangements and compositions that combine Jewish identity and mysticism with a contemporary zeitgeist and a postmodern aesthetic. Rhythm + Jews has been called "one of the greatest klezmer records ever made" by The Rough Guide to World Music.]]>Shvaygn = Toythttp://klezmatics.calabashmusic.com/#album_126622005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from Shvaygn = ToytThe Klezmatics debut recording; With works by turns wild, spiritual, provocative, reflective and danceable, the Klezmatics celebrate the ecstatic nature of Yiddish music. Here on Shvaygn = Toyt (Silence = Death), the band approaches its material with humor, passion and, on occasion, the anarchic energy of a free jazz ensemble. This is not your father's klezmer!]]>