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A Concert series with prize-winning Yiddish singer Hilda Bronstein and Yair Schleider on piano and accordion

THEIR LIVES IN YIDDISH SONG
Each of the four programmes in this concert series will cover a different aspect of the extraordinary Jewish history in the Yiddish speaking world, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Most songs will be sung in Yiddish but each one will be placed in context and explained. The themes will be as follows:

September 13—The Shtetl
October 6—The Ghetto and The Shoah
January 10—Immigration: Israel and America
March 21—New Songs in Yiddish

7:30pm
Spiro Ark Centre
25-26 Enford Street
London, W1H 1DW

Entry: £12 / £10 conc. or £40 for the 4
Tel. 020 7723 9991 Fax 020 7723 8191
www.spiroark.org

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A Concert series with prize-winning Yiddish singer Hilda Bronstein and Yair Schleider on piano and accordion

THEIR LIVES IN YIDDISH SONG
Each of the four programmes in this concert series will cover a different aspect of the extraordinary Jewish history in the Yiddish speaking world, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Most songs will be sung in Yiddish but each one will be placed in context and explained. The themes will be as follows:

September 13—The Shtetl
October 6—The Ghetto and The Shoah
January 10—Immigration: Israel and America
March 21—New Songs in Yiddish

7:30pm
Spiro Ark Centre
25-26 Enford Street
London, W1H 1DW

Entry: £12 / £10 conc. or £40 for the 4
Tel. 020 7723 9991 Fax 020 7723 8191
www.spiroark.org

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A Concert series with prize-winning Yiddish singer Hilda Bronstein and Yair Schleider on piano and accordion

THEIR LIVES IN YIDDISH SONG
Each of the four programmes in this concert series will cover a different aspect of the extraordinary Jewish history in the Yiddish speaking world, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Most songs will be sung in Yiddish but each one will be placed in context and explained. The themes will be as follows:

September 13—The Shtetl
October 6—The Ghetto and The Shoah
January 10—Immigration: Israel and America
March 21—New Songs in Yiddish

7:30pm
Spiro Ark Centre
25-26 Enford Street
London, W1H 1DW

Entry: £12 / £10 conc. or £40 for the 4
Tel. 020 7723 9991 Fax 020 7723 8191
www.spiroark.org

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A Concert series with prize-winning Yiddish singer Hilda Bronstein and Yair Schleider on piano and accordion

THEIR LIVES IN YIDDISH SONG
Each of the four programmes in this concert series will cover a different aspect of the extraordinary Jewish history in the Yiddish speaking world, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Most songs will be sung in Yiddish but each one will be placed in context and explained. The themes will be as follows:

September 13—The Shtetl
October 6—The Ghetto and The Shoah
January 10—Immigration: Israel and America
March 21—New Songs in Yiddish

7:30pm
Spiro Ark Centre
25-26 Enford Street
London, W1H 1DW

Entry: £12 / £10 conc. or £40 for the 4
Tel. 020 7723 9991 Fax 020 7723 8191
www.spiroark.org

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Tuesday 23 June 2009
from 7.45pm
Stewart Curtis' K~Groove Klezmer Ensemble
Quench Cafe
Salcombe Gardens, Mill Hill, NW7 2NT London

Winners of the 2007 Jewish Chronicle's Klezmer Idol, Stewart Curtis' K-Groove brings us an evening of jazz and Klezmer with Latin undertones. The band features Stewart Curtis - saxes, clarinet, flute, piccolo; Paul Jayasinha - trumpet, flugelhorn and percussion; Rob Terry - keyboard; Brad Lang - bass; Hans Ferrao - drums. Stewart and the band have worked with a variety of stars including Nina Simone, Whitney Houston and Michael Ball. K-Groove is firmly established as one of the UK’s finest and most infectious Klezmer crossover bands.

Tickets: £10. Cash bar.

Mill Hill Music Festival
tel: 020 8420 6594
www.millhillmusicfest.co.uk

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Monica Acosta

Sunday 14th June 2009
New North London Synagogue
The Manor House
80 East End Road
London N3 2SY

6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Workshop
Sephardic songs workshop for children aged 9+ with Monica Acosta

7:00 - 7:30 Sample Sephardic delicacies

7:30 Concert of Sephardic Songs introduced by Hilary Pomeroy
Monica Acosta - Voice Steve Homes - Guitar
Ilana Cravitz - Violin Ulises Diaz - Percussion
And children from the earlier workshop

Tube: East Finchley or Finchley Central
Tickets: £10/ £8 conc.
Tel: 020 8346 8560

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Monica Acosta
"The time of singing is come"
Songs of the Sephardim

Friday 12th June
National Theatre foyer
Southbank
6:15 – 7:45
Free entry

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Sunday 31 May
Doors open 7.15pm

Hopkele—THE Klezmer Keilidh
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY

Back by popular demand—the original and best klezmer barn dance. No prior knowledge of Yiddish dance required, as Guy Schalom will show you the steps. And, with live klezmer that will have you dancing the night away,

Ilana Cravitz heads up the incredible Hopkele House String Band (Pete Cooper, Kate Hands (fiddle), Matt Bacon, Aidan McGee (guitar), Francesca Ter-Berg (cello), Paul Tkachenko (bass).

Doors open 7.15pm for first dance at 7.45pm.

Tickets £10 in advance – book online or call 07714 945971 for details of postal booking

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Daphna Sadeh & The Voyagers

On March 2009 is the UK release of a new CD—Reconciliation (Tzadik label, New York). CD launch at the Vortex London on March 25th 2009 at 8:30pm. www.vortexjazz.co.uk

"Her first Tzadik release is a brilliant and hypnotic mix of Jazz,Western classical, Middle Eastern,Arabic Taqsim and Jewish music reflecting her eclectic life experiences. Seductive and powerful music..." John Zorn 2009.

Daphna Sadeh - compositions & Double Bass
Stewart Curtis-Woodwinds
Ivor Goldberg- Guitars & vocals,
Eddie Hession-Accordion
Mark Bassey-Trombone
Ronen Kozokaro- Drums & Percussion.

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Max Pashm

Oct 9 2009, 8:00P
Boudens Boudoir,
London U.K

The Max Pashm sound is a unique blend of traditional Greek/Balkan/Gypsy & Klezmer music, fused with high energy electronic beats & digitally manipulated fx.
www.myspace.com/maxpashm
Check out Keith Wolzinger's Klezmer Podcast with the band

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