new Yiddish music

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

I've been talking about new Yiddish music as a label for some of the most 
exciting of the new music I've been listening to. I've finally changed some 
categories on the KlezmerShack to reflect that, and have rejected "new 
Jewish music," at least for now.

You can find my article  at: 
http://www.klezmershack.com/articles/davidow/2003_0714_newYiddish.html

There are areas that I find exciting in terms of being "new" and being 
intrinsically connected to Jewish identity--Pharoah's Daughter comes 
immediately to mind, as does some of the music published by Zorn's "Radical 
Jewish Culture" label.  Sometimes, though, it seems easier to describe one 
piece of the picture as well as possible, rather than stick to an overview.

Comments much appreciated in the weblog (see bottom of article).

ari

Ari Davidow
ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
the klezmer shack: http://www.klezmershack.com/

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