Klezmer Podcast 130- David Krakauer and Fred Wesley of Abraham, Inc.

Funk meets Hip Hop meets Klezmer

David and Keith

David and Fred in concert

L to R: Socalled, David Krakauer, Eric Stein, Fred Wesley

Clarinetist David Krakauer and DJ Socalled have been great musical collaborators for many years. But the move to add Trombonist Fred Wesley sent them on a new trajectory to a new sonic landscape. Abraham Inc. blends Klezmer, hip-hop, and Funk in a way that creates a new genre that sets a new standard for Jewish music. Here, I sit down with Krakauer and Wesley to find out what motivated them to join forces and create this new sound. Like the track Push, a perfect example of this sound, blending Funk and hip-hop with a nigun. And we also hear Moskovitz Remix, showing how well they can take on a Klezmer tune.                                                                                                                       Run time: 34:50.

A Klezmer Funk Remix Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 8pm

A KLEZMER FUNK REMIX
ABRAHAM INC.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:  APOLLO THEATER BOX OFFICE   253 WEST 125TH STREET
   CALL 212.253.5305 OR VISIT APOLLOTHEATER.ORG
SAT MAY 3 2008 @ 8PM
TICKETS $35
Celebrate James Brown’s birthday with a special weekend of FUNK!
The Apollo Theater Art & Soul Series presents
ABRAHAM INC.
Featuring David Krakauer, Fred Wesley and Socalled
A Klezmer Funk Remix
Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 8pm | Tickets $35
Abraham, Inc. is a head-on musical collison!
Fusing the geniuses of klezmer champion and clarinet virtuoso, David Krakauer, funk/jazz legend,
trombonist, Fred Wesley, and hip-hop renegade, Socalled - Abraham, Inc. ushers in a new musical
era.  Featuring a killin’ band with a three-piece horn section led by Wesley and special performance by
rapper C-Rayz Walz, this world-premiere concert promises to sweep audiences away with its ecstatic
wailings, bold-face funk, and pulsating hip-hop beats.
  Don’t miss the free Abraham Inc. events leading up to the big show!
May 1, 2008 at 7:30pm, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. and the Jewish Community Center will present, The
Collaborative Spirit: The Soul Music of Abraham, Inc., a conversation with David Krakauer, Fred Wesley and
Socalled with WNYC’s Leonard Lopate.   JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street.
May 2, 2008 at 7:00pm, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. and the Museum of African American Cinema honors
funk superstar, James Brown, with a special screening of Remembering James Brown.  The Apollo Theater Sound-
stage.
       Free programs - limited seating.  For more details visit www.apollotheater.org

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