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Bulgach's Clarinet is much more
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Reviewer: George Robinson, The Jewish week (NY)
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| When a band's first CD namechecks Giora Feidman and Vincius de Moraes, it's hard to know what to expect. The faintly Brazilian flavor of the band's sound with its underpinning of accordion and nylon-string guitar obviously derives from Vincius, and the rather mechanical rhythms of “Ot Azoi” and “Papirosn” are certainly reminiscent of Feidman, but Bulgach's clarinet is much more expressive than his hero's. He's not afraid to play dirty gutbucket growls that would never come out of Feidman's horn and as the set goes on, the rhythm section begins to cook too. Rating: YYYY |
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Vibrant Yiddish soul combined with youth
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Reviewer: Aaron Paley / Yiddishkayt Los Angeles
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Klezmer Juice is the real thing - vibrant Yiddish soul combined with youth and musical style. Bringing together some of LA's finest musicians from all walks of life, Bulgach has managed to forge a new klezmer sound with one ear to tradition and the other locked on the now. Aaron Paley, Founder and Co-Chair |
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Gustavo captures the secret Gypsy soul of Klezmer! |
Reviewer: MiguelATF |
A wonderful album from a gifted musician. Gustavo brings expressiveness, energy and major improvisational chops to his interpretations of some classic Klezmer pieces - and in doing so, he goes back to the earliest roots of the Klezmorim - the travelling Jewish musicians who went across every country in Europe - and who often intermingled and played with their musical cousins the Gypsies. In the opening piece, Ot Azoi, Gustavo cleverly has his rhythm section give an underlying syncopated swing to the piece which is part traditional Cajun, part Calypso - and totally wonderful. Later, in Zemer Atik, he explores the middle eastern roots of Klezer music - and shows why, musically speaking, Jew, Arab and Gentile are really brothers. I could go on and on but at a certain point words lose their precision - and the important thing is: this music ROCKS. 21st Century Klezmer soul with some syncopated gypsy swing - what a combination. A fine addition to anyone's CD collection - whether you are a hardcore Klezmer Music maniac (like yours truly) - or merely someone who loves wonderful electic world music. Bravo, Gustavo! |
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A melodically rich klezmer set, centered
around the deft, playful clarinet work. |
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| Reviewer: DJ Joe Sixpack / Slipcue.com |
| A melodically rich klezmer set, centered around the deft, playful clarinet work of Gustavo Bulgach, an Argentinian now living in Los Angeles . This is a numble, youthful band, more fluid, perhaps, than some better-known, more traditional groups... They don't stray too far off the path, though, and this will sound familiar as well as fun. More of the same, but definitely worth checking out if you're into the style. |
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I love these highly unusual arrangements
of traditional songs that are otherwise. |
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Reviewer: Zubia |
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This CD really captures the emotion
of the Klezmer Soul! |
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Reviewer: Robert Tolapinsky |
I got this CD from a friend of mine, a world music fan (an a NON JEW), saying that this album is the best thing he heard since long time ago... I came back home and inmediately played it in my CD player...Its been 5 weeks since then...The last time something like this got my full attention was JOHN COLTRANE´S A LOVE SUPREME! and the music is so diFferent, so soulful! Gustavo Bulgach is incredible... He´s clarinet playing is so personal and so faithful to the style... I called him expecting to speak to a mature musician... But he´s only 38 years old! Dancing music all over the CD and, at the same time, very profound as well... The young will dance along with the elderly... and the tradition will get its full turn once again. The track ELI ELI is timeless...the instrumentation is so unique, it transport you someplace else. Bravo KLEZMER JUICE! R.T. |
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