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klezmer
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klez·mer  (klzmr)
n. pl. klez·mo·rim (klzm-rm)
1. A traditionally itinerant Jewish folk musician of eastern Europe performing in a small band, as at weddings.
2. The Jewish folk music played by small, traditionally itinerant bands.

[Yiddish, from Mishnaic Hebrew klê zemer, musical instruments : k, pl. bound form of k, instrument; see kll in Semitic roots + zemer, music, song; see zmr in Semitic roots.]

klezmer [ˈklɛzmə]
n
1. (Music, other) a Jewish folk musician, usually a member of a small band
2. (Music, other) Also called klezmer music the music performed by such a band
[Yiddish]


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The klezmer music was thus inspired by the non-Jewish traditions and cultures, but on the other hand the local musicians of each region and country were in their turn influenced by the klezmer.
The first Klezmer Music Festival in the Baltic States is about to open next week during the 3rd Congress of Litvak (Lithuanian Jews) in Vilnius.
The band, which formed in New York's Lower East Side in the 1980s (via a "musicians wanted" ad in The Village Voice), makes klezmer music that engages the heart, the hips, and the brain.
 
 
 
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