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 Ashkenaz 2002 Toronto
Author: Ralph Katz 
Date:   2002-09-10 16:48

I was able to attend part of "Ashkenaz: A Festival of New Yiddish Culture" over labour day weekend in Toronto (September 1-3, 2002).

There were dozens of free events, with Finjan, David Krakauer, Michael Alpert, Frank London, Kurt Bjorling, Cracow Klezmer Ensemble, Stu Brotman, Di Naye Kapelye, Sons of Sepharad, and many more.

Did anyone else attend? Who did you hear? What did you like?

Please comment.
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 RE: Ashkenaz 2002 Toronto
Author: Steve Epstein 
Date:   2002-09-11 06:21

I did not attend, but how was Finjan? Just listened to a Gerard Edery soundclip. Wow! http://www.gerardedery.com/romanzas.html
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 RE: Ashkenaz 2002 Toronto
Author: Steve Epstein 
Date:   2002-09-11 06:24

Oh, didn't mean to imply that Finjan and Edery (Sons of Sepharad) were the same.
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 RE: Ashkenaz 2002 Toronto
Author: Ralph Katz 
Date:   2002-09-11 13:33

Steve,

I heard only the very end of Finjan - arrived at 2:30PM and it took a while to get oriented. Sorry I couldn't make it earlier - played a Bar Mitzvah until midnight Saturday. Finjan are always fun - they are great show-people.

Sons of Sepharad were tremendous - I heard their whole act on Monday. "Get ready to hear more Ashkenaz music - NOT!" Take a good guitarist, an incredible hand drummer, add three world-class voices - I was floored. They sang some standards ("Quando El Rey Nimrod".) What most got to me were the liturgical melodies I had never heard in sephardic versions ("Lechah Dodi"). I was really bummed they don't have a CD, but it will be available at their next concert, October 31 at Temple Beth Emeth in Toronto.

I was at Michael Alpert & David Krakauer's HipHop Khasene on Sunday Night - 11:00PM - 1:15AM. It was a mix of tape, tradition, humor, and a big dose of adrenaline-fired madness.

Regards,

Ralph
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