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Uncle Moses' Wedding Dance

from Surprising Finds by Metropolitan Klezmer

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As heard in the opening archival clips, parts of this Eastern European old-style Jewish 'freylekhs' [festive dance] were performed by a live band on the soundtrack of the 1932 Yiddish film drama "Uncle Moses." Starring in this movie was the renowned Yiddish actor Maurice Schwartz, heard here in character as he drunkenly reprises the music he's just danced to at his wedding...
[More in the liner notes]

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from Surprising Finds, released February 13, 2014
Traditional, arranged by Metropolitan Klezmer

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Metropolitan Klezmer New York, New York

METROPOLITAN KLEZMER, established in 1994, brings eclectic exuberance to Yiddish musical genres from all over the map. Performing vibrant versions of lesser-known gems from wedding dance, trance, folk, swing and tango styles, as well as soundtrack material from vintage Yiddish films, they re-invent tradition with both irreverence and respect… an exhilarating journey! ... more

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