"Brother Moses Smote the Water" - The Klezmatics
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buy this record- Artist:The Klezmatics
- featured artist:with Joshua Nelson & Kathryn Farmer
- region:Jewish
- release year:2005
- style(s):
- Gospel
- Klezmer
- country:USA
- catalogue numberPIR1896
- formats:
- CD
Klezmer meets Gospel: the one and only Klezmatics, with renowned gospel artists Joshua Nelson and Kathryn Farmer, breathe new life into songs, from both the Jewish and African-American heritage to tell a magnificent story of inspiration and social action, while weaving a revelatory dialogue between cultures and musical styles. Their first LIVE album, recorded during the HeimatKlänge @ MuseumsInselFestival in Berlin, Germany, includes 8 new and 2 classic songs of "the best klezmer band in the world".
Quotes
"The entire band pitches in vocally on several cuts to great effect, particularly on a cheerful a capella `Moses Smote the Water´, and the instrumental contributions from the `Matics are superb as usual, with particular garlands due Matt Darriau´s reeds. A pure delight from start to finish."
Songlines, March/April 2005
"One spiritual transformation after another... makes being black and Jewish seem as obvious and natural as matzo." "
John Szwed, The Village Voice, New York
"A moving summit of African-American, Jewish worker's, spiritual and festive songs."
Peter Müller, Berliner Morgenpost