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[Helen <g_helen...>]

Hi, dear friedns!
I 'd like to introduse u a new kezmer - group from Israel!
Folk group "FM" was created last year in Israel. It formed from experienced and 
popular musicians of Israel. P.Levin - string player- soloist of Israel chamber 
orchestra (Tel-aviv). U. Chernishev - guitar player- musician in jazz band of 
Tel-aviv. A. Egorov - double bass-balalaika player, musician in Bar-Ilan 
orchestra of east music. V. Fridman- popular player of national wind 
instruments. A. Geyko- The leader of the group and compositions' writer. In the 
past A. Geyko was a head of music group " Yarmarok "(in Ukraine), which was 
playing in style of " world music". The power of all musicians in the group is 
love to kleizmer music that everyone played alone and with groups a few years 
ago. 

The concert program of "FM" formed on Jewish folklore with elements Ukrainian, 
Russian, Romanian, Moldavian, Greek and Turkish folklore.The peculiarity of 
this group that tells the difference of playing kleizmer music is that there 
are not only traditional instruments (string, guitar, clarinet, small drum), 
the musicians use many other interesting ethnic instruments (wind instruments- 
koval, fluer, Akkorini, Sopeli, Volinka, Halili, and drums- Darbuka, Lojki, 
Buhalo, and many others).The musicians are known to stay in the same border of 
kleizmer music, which is similar to Jewish art, always developing constantly.

Group "FM" interests in friendly contact with kleizmers' musicians, the often 
inquire about kleizmer- fests in Israel and foreign countries, as well as to 
take part in the festivals.To get more information about group, also audio and 
video records you can get from art-director of the group - Helen Geyko.

e-mail  helen (at) netvision(dot)net(dot)il

tel.  in Israel  055-486434, 08- 9491652.

Thank u!