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The Klezmatics

PBS viewers will know The Klezmatics from their Emmy Award-winning special with violinist Itzhak Perlman, In The FiddlerÆs House. Their accompanying CD has since topped World and Classical music charts internationally, becoming one of the top-selling folk albums of the past decade. Alicia Svigals is a classically trained violinist with a degree in ethnomusicology from Brown University. Named ôBest Instrumentalistö at the Fifth Annual Festival of Klezmer Music in Safed, Israel, Svigals is a leading specialist in traditional East European Jewish violin style. Svigals is also a player of Greek fiddle music and has toured, recorded and composed for some of GreeceÆs most famous artists.

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The Klezmatics 12/2/00: The Klezmatics

The Klezmatics celebrate the ecstatic nature of klezmer musicùby turns wild, spiritual, and reflective.

The Klezmatics

The Klezmatics celebrate the ecstatic nature of klezmer musicùby turns wild, spiritual, and reflective.

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