Jews And Blues I always remember the slight shock of first.ing the Klezmatics recording titled Rhythm + Jews, and I suspect for some the title of today's documentary on Inside The Music(Saturday Edition 12:00 p.m. 1:00 AT, 1:30 NT), will have a similar impact: Jews And Blues: Inside Out. Both are reflections of the story of African-Americans and Jews in the creation of American pop music, a complex and sometimes painful history. With the Klezmatics recording, it was about the input of American jazz.The Klezmatics.

Sing a Song, Save a Language Sing a Song, Save a Language by Christian Niedan Isa Kremer singing in Yiddish. Amidst the current revival of Yiddish music and culture in attempts to keep the language from ?dying out? it's easy to forget that Yiddish has led a tenuous existence through much of the 20th Century. Long seen by the wider world as the Jewish.ongue, Yiddish has survived suppression, obsolescence and the extermination of most of its native speakers. Today, its musical torchbearers offer CDs and digital. concert.

Weekly Mix: Coney Island, Baby This summer in New York is abuzz with tragic ?lasts? last year of the McCarren Pool being used as a music venue, the impending last season of baseball in the old Yankee Stadium, and the last year of Coney Island in all its pre-war glory. All of these ?lasts? make me wonder if good old New York will ever be the same. So, here are ten songs that honor the place. I hope, when you listen to them, that they create, in the words of Lawrence Ferlinghetti'a kind of Coney Island of the mind, a kind. The Klezmatics tickets.

Legends of the Batteria live, If you haven't yet heard the fantastic new album Legends of the Preacher by Nation Beat, head on over to their website, where you can download three complete tracks by filling out a simple form (which I assume will subscribe you to the band's newsletter). The songs are .".Nago Nago.".".I'm So Lonesome I Could.".(no kidding!) and .".".I'll scribble a more complete review of the album shortly, but you should note that not among these free tracks are the three tracks on the album.

Zimbabwe Meets USA The Klezmatics concert tickets, Playlist for Spin The Globe - 4 July 2008 as heard on radio KAOS - 89.3 FM We honored the coincidence of two cultural events - USA Independence Day and the opening day of 2008's Zimfest - by alternating music from Zimbabwe and the US in the first hour, followed by more widely ranging tunes in hour 2. I was dearly hoping to play .".The Flintstones Meet the President.".by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band - a song that captures something true and sublime about politics - but was unable to locate.

This Land Is Your Land music, To celebrate this nation's birthday, why not honor Woody Guthrie, who wrote one of America's finest anthems? I found this photo at the website known as If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger,There?d Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats. I have no idea who took this photo, but I love the fact that Woody is playing a guitar with a sticker on it that states ?This Guitar Kills Fascists. Old Woody was certainly ahead of his time, embracing the punk movement before it even existed. Ten days from now.

Fela's Footprints Playlist for Spin The Globe - KAOS radio 27 June 2008 This week's show was prompted by the current tour of Seun Kuti, son of the great Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Well, one of his sons, from one of his many marriages. Since Seun's people have yet to send any of his music to SoundRoots/KAOS (hello! people!), we spun music from another son - Femi - as well as from musicians who inspired or were inspired by Fela. The second hour found us spinning the globe more broadly. hour 1 Gerald. Tickets.

Klezmer King Klezmer King Binding: Audio CD Manufacturer: Sony Amazon.com: It would be impossible to overstate Abe Schwartz's influence on the development of klezmer music in America. He was a fine violinist and pianist, an excellent composer, an arranger who added modern instruments like saxophones and banjos to the Old World sound, and a bandleader with a nose for talent who helped launch the careers of Dave Tarras and Naftule Branwein, among others. The Klezmer King collects 25 tracks from. The Klezmatics tour tickets.

Music Meme Now, I know that everyone has done this one, but I really enjoy doing it over and over at certain times. Here's the rules: 1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) 2. Put it on shuffle. 3. Press play. 4. For every question, type the song that's playing. 5. When you go to a new question, press the next button. 6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool. Opening Credits ?Once Upon a Time There Was An Ocean ? - Paul Simon First Day of School ?New World Coming. The Klezmatics ticket broker.

Broadway Center releases schedule that includes Billy Joel musical Tickets for The Klezmatics, Piano man Billy Joel's musical ?Movin' Out? comedian Lily Tomlin and rising Tacoma gospel singer Crystal Aikin are among the highlights of Broadway Center's 2008-2009 season. The schedule, released Thursday, also filled in details regarding the inaugural concert at Chambers Creek Properties in University Place, which Broadway Center booked. Folk singer Judy Collins will headline a show that will also feature singer Jonatha Brooke performing material by Woody Guthrie and the Tacoma Symphony .