The Klezmatics October 18, 2009

Beginning as an exuberant and soulful expression of Jewish life in fifteenth-century Europe, klezmer music has constantly evolved through multiple eras in myriad countries. In the mid-1980s, The Klezmatics helped bring the music to new popularity in the United States with tunes that originate in traditional klezmer and draw from diverse musical influences including Arab, African, Latin, Balkan, jazz and punk. Their performance at the Center, presented in partnership with the university’s Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies, will bring deeply rooted traditions to life through a contemporary sensibility — music that is wild, mystical, provocative, reflective and ecstatically danceable.
Estimated Runtime: 2 hours, including an intermission

This performance is part of the Klezmatics Engagement Project: October 19 - Culture Bearers

This performance is part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days.

There will be an informal Meet and Greet with the artists following the performance.

Official Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2009/c/performances/performance?rowid=9208