Re: "Klezmer Kings" taken?

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

Koby,

I think you should grab the name. At least you looked at the KlezmerShack 
directory--take a look at the number of bands there are with the name 
"Klezmania" around the world.

Given the fact that most bands that play klezmer for simkhas also include 
yiddish theatre tunes, ashkenazic and sephardic folk songs, Israeli folk and 
dance numbers, I'm surprised more bands don't use "Simkha" or some variant, 
instead of using "klezmer", which declares a style that covers part of what 
they play (and part of what people want to hear). On the other hand, if it's 
good enough for the Klezmer Conservatory Band and the Klezmatics, maybe it's 
good enough for the rest of us, too :-).

ari

At 02:53 PM 10/17/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Is there a group out there called the "Klezmer Kings" or "Kings of Klezmer"?
>No one like that is listed at the Klezmer Shack...
>
>I may want to call my group that,
>even if it could easily be construed as false advertising ;)
>
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