The Alibi Sisters - Yanchiku-Podolyanchiku (Ukrainian klezmer)

The Alibi Sisters live studio session, recorded in Kyiv 13.04.2023 Performed by Anna Zavalskaya and Angelina Zavalskaya drums - Yaroslav Boris bass - Mykola Kistenev clarinet - Mitya Gerasimov accordion - Vasyl Gnatchuk trombone - Said Sagitov guitar - Yaroslav Stepankov piano - Dmytro Saratsky Sound recording and mixing - CHESS RECORDS STUDIO (KYIV, UKRAINE) (с) (p) Best music ___________________________________ Ukrainian and Jewish musical traditions have always been inextricably linked. This is a part of a huge multinational musical palette that is invariably characteristic of this land. That common cultural heritage was almost destroyed in the 20th century by the Holocaust and the Soviet occupation. Jewish wedding musicians used to be called "klezmers". Of course, they played not only at Jewish weddings. So there was a constant musical interchange. The Ukrainian folk song "Yanchiku-Podolyanchiku" is a vivid example of such an exchange. We heard the influence of the klezmer tradition in it and strengthened it in our arrangement. And for best effect we sang one verse in Yiddish. This is just our fantasy, but perhaps this is how Jewish musicians would have played this song at a Ukrainian wedding 120 years ago. ___________________________________ Українська та єврейська музичні традиції завжди були нерозривно пов&між собою. Це частина величезної багатонаціональної музичної...