RE: KLEZMER FESTIVAL

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

At 08:55 PM 7/15/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>Would you like to see the itinerary for the trip anyway?
>
>Yes, whether we go or not.   Just to see what a klezmer-related tour would 
>be like.
>
>I know superficially about the Tsfat festival (have heard many wonderful 
>things about it), but nothing about the Klez Festival in Tiberias.  Please 
>tell us as much as you can about both.
>
>Does anyone here have the program for either of them or know how I can get 
>an ascii version of them?

Remember that klezmer as understood in Israel is far more traditional,
and in some ways, less interesting, than the very wide range covered
by "klezmer" in this country. There, they see themselves as "preserving"
(at least, according to the Tzfat festival promo people). Here, the
revival is over and klezmer has grandkids, even.

Of course, some musicians--Piamenta, Berlin, will presumably be there,
and are always worth seeing.

ari


Ari Davidow
ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
the klezmer shack: http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/

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