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Klezmer (pl. Klezmorim)
Eastern-European Jewish folk musician, generally instrumentalist. Also used as modifier…
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Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…
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Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a…
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Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
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Kolomeyke (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
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Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
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Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Ba'al Menagen\ Menagen
The word 'menagen' (menágn in a Yiddish accent) comes from the verb 'nagen,' which in…