It's Klezmer week!

Zaqarbal · 11-11-2010, 05:00 PM

I've heard Sephardic music (mainly old traditional, like this one) but I'm not acquainted with Klezmer. Klezmer stands out for its instrumentation, whereas Sephardic is primarily vocal. That's why Portuguese and Spanish speakers (like Unchained Ballad and me, for instance) can feel a strong "cultural conexion" just by listening to the voice, regardless of religion. But in Argentina there is an important Ashkenazi Jewish community (notice that there was a strong inmigration from Eastern Europe to Argentina in the 19th and early 20th centuries), so Klezmer music is played there too.

Segundo Mundo (which means "Second World") is a band from Buenos Aires:

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Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	I've heard Sephardic music (mainly old traditional, like this one) but I'm not acquainted with Klezmer. Klezmer stands out for its instrumentation, whereas Sephardic is primarily vocal. That's why Portuguese and Spanish speakers (like Unchained Ballad and me, for instance) can feel a strong "cultural conexion" just by listening to the voice, regardless of religion. But in Argentina there is an important Ashkenazi Jewish community (notice that there was a strong inmigration from Eastern Europe to Argentina in the 19th and early 20th centuries), so Klezmer music is played there too. Segundo Mundo (which means "Second World") is a band from Buenos Aires: __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."