First post, introductory post.
Hallo, ich (David) spiele Bass für die Band Seau Volant.
Wer ist Seau Volant? Wir sind eine Klezmer/Balkan/Folk Band aus Dresden! Unsere Mitglieder kommen aus Dresden, Schottland, der USA und Australien.
Hier möchte ich Highlights von unseren Shows posten, euch über kommende Shows informieren und über andere Dinge aus unserem Umfeld berichten.
#dresden #Klezmer #Livemusik #bands #folkmusic #Balkanmusic #introduction

Und weil wir gerade bei #klezmer sind, die Gruppe Aufwind. In den frühen 90ern sind wir uns gelegentlich „über den Weg gelaufen“, schön dass sie immer noch aktiv sind.
#music #concert #folk

https://youtu.be/UkzHAWNRf4k

40 Jahre Aufwind - die Feier (Klezmer)

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Weil ich jetzt etwas stimmungsaufhellendes benötige:
#klezmatics #klezmer #folk #concert

https://youtu.be/Z0AIbUJI95g

The Klezmatics at WOMEX

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glad this is coming together; a year ago when I was in NYC Pete Rushefsky met me and was telling me a trove of handwritten scores from cimbalom player Joseph Moskowitz had been uncovered in DC. I'll probably speak at this zoom about the old NY klezmer characters who appear in these scores.
https://ctmd.org/events/joseph-moskowitz-online-archive-launch/

#klezmer #JewishMusic #MusicHistory #RomanianMusic #MusicManuscripts #archives

Why do #klezmer artists on #bandcamp tag their music #yiddish? Makes it much harder for us who are really looking for music in yiddish. Klezmer has a perfectly good tag regardless of if it's in yiddish, English, Hebrew or wordless
Same Old Story - Brand New Song

1 like, 2 comments. "Xmas Makes Me Feel Like Falling in Love © - YIDDISH/KLEZMER Carol with Tzeidel Dreidel"

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Wenn Argumente und Geschichte(n) keine Kommunikation mehr ermöglichen, vielleicht Musik hören: Klezmer

https://www.globalsounds.info/playlist-26-18-klezmer/

#klezmer #globalsounds

The Klezmatics Lead World Music Charts Europe with 40th Anniversary Album | World Music Central

The Klezmatics’ 40th anniversary album, We Were Made For These Times, reached No. 1 on the World Music Charts Europe in May 2026. The American klezmer ensemble, the only Grammy-winning band in the genre, developed the album around themes of protest, faith, joy, and solidarity. Its songs draw on immigrant history, shared memory, and current

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Vierzig Jahre auf der Bühne, mit Haltung und Zuversicht: The Klezmatics - We Were Made For These Times

https://www.globalsounds.info/the-klezmatics-we-were-made-for-these-times/

#klezmer #solidaritat #neuerscheinung2026

I'm giving a free online talk about the history of the Progressive Musical Benevolent Society of New York on June 2, along with Dave Levitt, son and grandson of members of this klezmer mutual aid society. Hosted by the Workers Circle.
https://www.circle.org/events/progressive-musical

#klezmer #MutualAidHistory #NewYorkHistory #MusicHistory

History of the Progressive Musical Benevolent Society of New York — The Workers Circle

Discover the story of the Progressive Musical Benevolent Society, a cornerstone of New York’s Yiddish musical community. Founded by immigrant klezmer musicians, the PMBS evolved from a labor union into a mutual aid network and, eventually, a burial society. Drawing on Dan Carkner’s archival research

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