Metropolitan Klezmer: Uskudar Taxim & Terk in Amerike at Brooklyn Center

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Channel: Eve Sicular · 2018 · Music

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Metropolitan Klezmer plays "Terk in Amerike" with accordion taxim prelude by maestro Ismail Butera, in concert at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts:

Debra Kreisberg, clarinet
Pam Fleming, trumpet
Reut Regev, trombone
Karen Waltuch, viola
Ismail Butera, accordion
Dave Hofstra, double bass
Eve Sicular, drums |bandleader

Variants of the melodies heard in this piece are found in music of many cultures (from Bosnia to Bangladesh), under many titles including “Uskudar.” In Yiddish tradition, this rhythmic pattern is known as the ‘terkisher’ dance style.

Videography & editing by Rich Brotman. Audio recording engineer David Merrill.

All rights to this recording are reserved by Metropolitan Klezmer & Rhythm Media Records:
Recorded live onstage Sunday, April 7, 2013.

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