Narishe Tantz stands for
klezmer music as folk music on a high musical level.
Klezmer music is defined as the music of yiddish speaking
jews living in shtetls in Eastern Europe in the 19th
century. Klezmer music was mainly played at weddings. It
was an important part not only when dancing started, but
also at other parts of the wedding, for instance
accompaning the groom and the bride to the wedding canopy
or greeting the mekhutonim, the inlaws of the bride.
Klezmer music was always influenced by the music of its
neighbours, e.g. ukrainian, moldavian and even greek and
gypsy music. Narishe Tantz loves the variety within the
genre and understands klezmer music not only as dance
music. We certainly like bulgars typical known for american
klezmer music, but we also enjoy those pieces in slower
tempo, like dobridens (greeting of the guests) or chassidic
waltzes.
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