Re: "Exotic" Jewish Music

[Klezcorner <Klezcorner...>]

In a message dated 9/28/99 8:22:51 PM, zelwel (at) earthlink(dot)net writes:

<< When? Hasn't it been a very long time since she's toured? Have anything on
tape? She kept Vivanco's name after they were divorced, or was this in the
50's?
                                       EK (A big Sumac fan- especially of
the 'Mambo' album)
 >>

I saw Yma Sumac perform at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, when Skip 
Heller was her guitarist. It was amazing to see so many young people get into 
an artist who was such a major force in popular music decades before they 
were born.

It would be nice to see young Jews show as much enthusiasm for their own 
"roots." As this list has pointed out there is a lot of "old" Jewish music 
that is still "cool."

While on the subject of "Exotic" music, check out some of the great and even 
sensual Yiddish tangos, definitely "Exotic."
Simon
Hatikvah

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