Re: klezmer, just another world-beat music

[Eliezer Kaplan <zelwel...>]

First of all let's ignore all the crappy purple prose- just for the sake of
argument. It does sound thoroughly awful.
But now think about a band like 3 Mustaphas 3 who certainly subsumed klezmer
along with a zillion other things- how would you describe them?
                                                   EK


----- Original Message -----
From: "Seth Rogovoy" <rogovoy (at) berkshire(dot)net>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 2:04 PM
Subject: klezmer, just another world-beat music


> A press release touts an upcoming performance by a group called "Barrage"
as
> follows:
>
> "This hot young Canadian troupe of seven violinists, two percussionists,
> guitarist, bass and keyboard players, perform a mix of original world beat
> music with infectious energy..... combines jazz, swing, Celtic roots,
rock,
> klezmer, country, calypso and every musical style in between to create an
> eclectic and electrifying assault on the senses. Incorporate athletic
> movements and choreography with a state of the art rock n' roll light show
> and the result is a thrilling, multi-sensory experience that has been
dubbed
> 'extreme violin.'
>
> "THe show takes a new-fashioned look at musical traditions in an exciting,
> innovative theatrical evening ... As a group, these young performers amaze
> with their unstoppable vivacity; individually, they cite influences from
> Mozart to Charlie Daniels!"
>
> Has anyone ever actually seen or heard (or even heard of?) this group?
> Apparently they were on PBS-TV a year ago.
>
> Of course, this sounds so execrable I'm almost tempted to go hear it.
>
> Seth Rogovoy
> author of "The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots
and
> Soul"
> http://www.algonquin.com/catalog/pagemaker.cgi?1-56512-244-5
> "invaluable" -- New York Times
> "indispensable" -- George Robinson, Jewish Week
>
>
>

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