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Les Yeux Noirs

Les Yeux Noirs—French for “The Black Eyes”—takes its name from the title of a Russian gypsy tune made famous by Django Reinhardt in the ‘30s. The sextet plays their own variety and melding of gypsy music with klezmer, with a nod to Manouche (or French gypsy) jazz. Violinists Eric and Olivier Slabiak founded Les Yeux Noirs ten years ago. France, and much of Europe, are following in the footsteps of the recent American klezmer revival, and this is the origin of Les Yeux Noirs. The two classically trained Jewish brothers stumbled across the music of the Diaspora, frequenting small clubs and meeting musicians.

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Les Yeux Noirs 1/13/04: Les Yeux Noirs

Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes), a French-based sextet based that takes its name from a Russian gypsy tune of the ‘30s, blends jazz, gypsy and Yiddish music.

Les Yeux Noirs

Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes), a French-based sextet based that takes its name from a Russian gypsy tune of the ‘30s, blends jazz, gypsy and Yiddish music.
Les Yeux Noirs 9/12/02: Les Yeux Noirs

Les Yeux Noirs are a Paris-based octet whose music draws on the traditions of Eastern Europe’s gypsies and Jews. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of France.

Les Yeux Noirs

Les Yeux Noirs are a Paris-based octet whose music draws on the traditions of Eastern Europe’s gypsies and Jews. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of France.

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