KALARASH – KLEZMER MUSIC, YIDDISH AND FRENCH SONGS

13.00 €

This 8th CD of the Dicovery Collection gathers klezmer music, Yiddish and French songs by Kalarash, a French group that has been exploring the traditional music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans for 12 years.

Description

The group Kalarash has been exploring traditional music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans for 12 years. Composed of Agathe Llorca (vocals, violin, mandolin), David Lefebvre (vocals, guitar, cymbalum), Erik Jankowsky (double bass), Vincent Périer (clarinet) and Elsa IIIe (accordion), Kalarash performs regularly in France and around the world to liven up dances or shows that never leave their listeners indifferent

The name of the group refers to a well-known klezmer tune, but also to a small town in Moldova (Călărași which means “The Horsemen”), whose streets resound with tunes inspired by Romanian, Gypsy and klezmer folklore. With this claim, Kalarash draws inspiration from these small string orchestras, the taraf for Romanian lautar music or the kapelye for klezmer music, and performs dance tunes, sometimes ceremonial, sometimes lively, traditional Yiddish and cabaret songs, Romanian ballads and other surprises.

Kalarash has released three CDs: Tirez la roulotte (2015), Mes joyeux compagnons (2019) and Nos chevauchées (2021). The present compilation gathers the main klezmer music tunes, Yiddish and French songs from these albums, as well as several previously unreleased pieces. A great discovery!