The Essential Klezmer

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With his landmark book,"The Essential Klezmer",
veteran music journalist Seth Rogovoy makes his
mark and takes a well-earned  place among the
best writers in the field of  music: -- Nat Hentoff,
Peter Guralnik and the late Ralph Gleason, come to
mind.

In this, his first book, Rogovoy gives  us a definitive
popular =oeuvre= on the klezmer phenomenon, -- its
history, creative off-shoots and intriguing personalities.

Rogovoy's  informative, insightful
and very accessible book is =de rigeur=
for those wishing to gain a thorough
understanding of the music and music-makers
of the vibrant, multi-faceted klezmer/
contemporary Jewish music scene.

Musicians, arts/festival program directors,
music vendors and music lovers everywhere
are bound to be =meshuge=/mad for this book.
There has never been anything quite like it.

A =mekhaye=/(pleasure) from beginning to end.

Wolf Krakowski

Disclaimer: The author has included some pages regarding
my own Yiddish CD, Transmigrations, in this book.

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