Word: klezmer
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...view of what pop can be. Not that you can tell from the hooks. Produced by Greg Kurstin of the retro-pop duo the Bird and the Bee, the music robs every genre it can in the pursuit of anything that might stick in your ears. There's a klezmer-inspired accordion that morphs into a glossy Abba-worthy chorus on "Never Gonna Happen" and an intro that sounds like an electronic version of "Rawhide" on "Not Fair," all of which succeeds in creating enough of a melodic diversion to make you forget that the songs are split-timed...
...almost welcome. But even here the filmmakers locate some saving wit. When she and her lethal purse are in a showdown with a jungle beast, on the soundtrack we hear Ennio Morricone's theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, but played by a Klezmer band. That's the peril and pleasure of vaudeville movies: You've got to stay alert for the next deranged, privileged moment...
...unique program, Third Stream, which emphasized learning music by ear. Two particular courses influenced her deeply: one on North Indian classical music with sitarist Peter Row, and another on African music and ethnomusicology. Outside the classroom, Monson was introduced to other genres of music, and played everything from Klezmer to salsa. After a few years, Monson returned to school, this time to study ethnomusicology. She began to examine the improvisational process through the lens of social history. In discussing what moved her to write critically about music and politics, she says, “I didn’t want...
...choose to specialize in the clarinet. Few modern jazz artists are unafraid to be explicitly political; Byron routinely gives his compositions titles like “(The press made) Rodney King (responsible for the LA riots).” Fewer still cite influences ranging from Duke Ellington and klezmer legend Mickey Katz to rap label Sugar Hill Records and the Afro-Cuban rhythmic tradition. “These are all types of music that I’ve always been interested in,” he says. “It’s great that...
...Near this museum is one of the area's elegant caf?s, Mleczarnia, where you can enjoy coffee, beer and wine, pastries and pierogi (stuffed dumplings) at tables set out in the street. Klezmer Hois on Szeroka Street offers daily live Jewish music and such traditional cuisine as cholent (hearty stew) and pascha (a dessert with cream cheese and raisins) in a converted mikvah (ritual bath) furnished with antiques and lace tablecloths. Both venues will host gigs during the Festival of Jewish Culture (June 25-July 3; www.jewishfestival.pl/), which features the toe-tapping klezmer played in Europe from the 15th...