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Record label boasts young (and female) singers of cantorial music

JL;DR SUMMARY Khazones Underground, a new Brooklyn-based record label founded by Jeremiah Lockwood and Judith Berkson, is leading a revival of khazones, the rich tradition of Ashkenazi cantorial music. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynYiddish MusicKlezmer RevivalCantorial MusicJeremiah LockwoodKhazonesJudith BerksonKhazones UndergroundFemale CantorsCultural Revivals

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"Then, in the 1970s, the Balkan Arts Center of New York City, which later became the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, became the focal point for a remarkable klezmer revival."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Jeremiah Lockwood and Judith Berkson, founders of the new Brooklyn-based record label Khazones Underground, are using a combination of recordings, concerts and community organizing to achieve a revival for this genre as well."
San Francisco, California, United States
"Berkson opens the album with Vhu Yashmiyeynu, accompanied by San Franciscos renowned Kronos Quartet."
United Kingdom
"Weston is a British cantor trained extensively in Yiddish music."

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