(FolkRock) Zupfgeigenhansel - Jiddische Lieder (1979), Germany - 1979, FLAC (tracks+.cue)

The tried to revive german folk songs with a democratic character building up a kind of
alternative german folk style as a counter point to the very conservative official german folk
music of that time. Once a journalist wrote about that attempt - reffering to a very popular
conservativ german "Volksmusiker" calling himself Heino: "I wish Heino would listen to the music
of Zupfgeigenhansel, so that he will stop singing his songs!"
1. the Yiddish ballads are performed with a deft and beautiful touch. At their best, the
arrangements are simple and understated. "Dem Milners Trern" alone makes the album worthwhile.
2. the song choices are unusual and almost always interesting.
3. where else will you hear a German folk ensemble perform songs extolling Jewish resistance
("Shtil, Di Nacht Iz Osgesternt") against Nazi tyranny. The irony in this is simply delicious to
my Jewish ear (though I wonder whether the group members were aware of this).
That being said, there are a few caveats. This is a GERMAN group performing Yiddish songs. So it
is disconcerting to hear Yiddish pronouned as if it were German (which it most definitely isn't).
There are many resemblances & similarities, but a non-Yiddish speaking ensemble should take more
time to learn correct pronunciation.
The uptempo songs on this recording have a little too much of the German oom-pa sound to them.
Lots of simple, pounding beat and not much subtlety. But even a song like "Dire Gelt," which gets
the oompa treatment big time is such an interesting song that I could almost forgive the
overpowering arrangement.

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Zupfgeigenhansel / Jiddische Lieder
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Track 1
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