Thursday, November 23, 2023

Tumbalalaika Around the World: Baklava Klezmer Soul Sings in the Synagogue of Cuneo, Italy

Today we share yet another version of the Yiddish folk song Tumbalalaika.

Baklava Klezmer Soul is a young group formed in May 2017, on the initiative of Isacco Basilotta and Roberto Avena. The group, starting from a melodic research, proposes arrangements of Klezmer music in a Balkan key with Gypsy references; the goal is to popularize a musical genre that is almost unknown to the culture of Italy.  

The formation is typical of the genre, and is made up of five musicians: clarinet (Isacco Basilotta), accordion (Roberto Avena), voice and percussion (Michela Giordano), percussion (Lorenzo Armando) and electric bass (Nicolò Cavallo).

The performers thank the Jewish Community of Turin who authorized the filming inside the Cuneo Synagogue.

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