Klezmer (, from כלי זמר, lit. "vessels of song", meaning "musical instruments" in Hebrew; in Yiddish, "klezmer" refers to a professional Jewish instrumentalist) is a genre and type of music originating in Eastern Europe.Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, Issue issue, no. 185. Vol. 47, no. 1 (Winter 1998), special issues on klezmer music, pp. 49-788. It was originally played by Jews, but now, since a revival starting in the 1970s, it has become popular in the United States, among bands who have brought it back to Europe.
Modern Klezmer bands
Austin Klezmorim Beyond the Pale Amsterdam Klezmer Band Brave Old World Budowitz The Cracow Klezmer Band Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird Di Naye Kapelye Dobranotch Ensemble DRAj Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band Giora Feidman Golem The Kabalas Kharkov Klezmer Band The Klezmatics Klezmer Conservatory Band Klezmofobia The Klezmorim Kleztory Kolsimcha - The World Quintet Kroke Kruzenshtern & Parohod Mames Babegenush Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Metropolitan Klezmer Moishe's Bagel New Klezmer Quintet Nu Haven Kapelye Veretski Pass Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Historical Klezmer bands Belf's Romanian Orchestra
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