Sandaraa - "Haatera Taiyga" [original]

Sandaraa is a new band from Lahore, Pakistan and Brooklyn, New York. The group is fronted by vocalist Zeb Bangash (Zeb and Haniya) and features Brooklyn musicians Michael Winograd on clarinet, Eylem Basaldi on violin, Patrick Farrell on accordion, Yoshie Fruchter on guitar, Benjy Fox-Rosen on bass and drummer Richie Barshay. Sandaraa explores a vast repertoire of South Asian material (from Balochistan, Afghanistan and beyond,) while blending it with the sounds of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and more. The group was founded in the fall of 2013, with the help of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, and the MAP fund.

Sandaraa: Zeb Bangash, Michael Winograd, Eylem Basaldi, Patrick Farrell, Yoshie Fruchter, Benjy Fox-Rosen, Richie Barshay

www.sandaraa.com
www.facebook.com/sandaraamusic

Video by Magdalena Hutter (www.magdalenahutter.com)

November 2013 Spotify Playlist

Listen to the November 2013 Klezmer Podcast Spotify Playlist:





Tracks:
And The Angels Sing
Sevivon Sov, Sov, Sov
The Dreidel Song
Ljova: Culai - 5. Funeral Doina (For Culai)
Kinder Haynt Iz Khanike
Happy Joyous Hanuka- Hanukkah
Light One Candle
Klezmerke
Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah
Eight Candles

Kleztival 2013 Photos

Kleztival 2013, a set on Flickr.

Some photos taken at Kleztival 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Jaffa Road Performs At Kleztival Sao Paulo

                                                    Jaffa Road at Kleztival Sao Paulo


Jaffa Road performed at Kleztival Sao Paulo on 29 Sept. 2013. Based in Toronto, Canada, the band performs a blend of Hebrew and Ladino melodies.

Band members:

Aviva Chernick-vocals Aaron Lightstone –oud, guitars, synthesizers Liam Smith-bass Sundar Viswanathan-sax, flutes Jeffrey Wilson-percussion

Kleztival São Paulo 2013 Opening Night

The 4th Kleztival São Paulo got off to a great start this evening with Frank London's "A Night In The Old Marketplace" before a near-capacity audience. This is my first time attending the festival and seeing this show. The work is a fusion of music and storytelling, with the music and singing alternating with the narration. Five outstanding vocalists took to the stage, including The Klezmatics' Lorin Sklamberg. With eleven performers in all, this was quite a production, including projected animations onto a screen on stage. The show will be presented again during the festival, which will run through 3 October. Congratulations to the Kleztival 2013 organizers for putting on such a great event, especially these days, when arts budgets are tight. It is my hope that Kleztival continues to draw enthusiastic support from the Brazilian public, and the São Paulo Jewish Community. Congratulations on such a fine event!

Nicole Borger

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Klezmer Podcast 107- Nicole Borger. This episode features an interview with Nicole Borger of the group Klezmer4, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Besides her own music, she is involved with the Brazilian Jewish Music Institute (Instituto Da Musica Judaica Brasil), and Kleztival, a Jewish music festival. We hear Nova Cancao/Dos Naye Lid from the album Klezmeriando- Novas E Velhas Cancoes.
Run time: 31:14.

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Klezmer Podcast 106 - Gaston Mohadeb

                                                

Klezmer Podcast 106- Gaston Mohadeb. This episode features an interview with Gaston Mohadeb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Gaston is the leader of Sherbamate Productora, which produces his bands Orquesta KEF and La Gypsy, among other acts. From KEF we hear El Majamedlei from the album KEF, and Sher Bamate (U Balev) from the elbum eXtraKef. We also hear the La Gypsy track Oriental Suite from the album Cantina Klezmer. This interview was recorded on 18 April 2013.

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