| Kahn, Daniel & The Painted Bird / Butcher's Share, The |
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| Album: | Butcher's Share, The | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Kahn, Daniel & The Painted Bird | Added: | Jan 2019 | |
| Label: | Oriente Musik | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-01-22 | Pull Date: | 2019-03-26 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Feb 24 | Feb 3 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 23, 2020: | Melange The Ballad Of How The Jews Got To Europe | 4. | Mar 20, 2019: | Emergency Crew (sub for Stace) Arbeter Froyen | |
| 2. | Mar 23, 2019: | the Acupuncture Hour The Butcher's Sher | 5. | Mar 15, 2019: | KZSU Time Traveler's Token Brit Assistant The Butcher's Sher | |
| 3. | Mar 21, 2019: | Hanging in the Bone Yard The Butcher's Sher | 6. | Mar 12, 2019: | That's Not Bluegrass The Ballad Of How The Jews Got To Europe |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2019-01-17 | ||
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Berlin-based, Detroit-born Daniel Kahn brings klezmer into the 21st century with echoes of Kurt Weill and centuries of Yiddish-tinged social protest; powerful fiery lyrics and musical virtuosity to back it up; lessons for our own time from the past; beautiful earthy Yiddish lyrics with translations NO FCC's: Favorite tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 1-- Shimke Khazar –:28 – passionate Yiddish intro *2—The Butcher's Sher – 4:59 – pointed and descriptive English lyrics; brisk beat, great accordion, etc. *3—Freedom is a verb –3:21 – current events and American militarism pitted against the ideology of freedom in the klezmer idiom *4—Arbeter Froyen-- Working Women –3:22 – Yiddish and English lyrics for a traditional organizing song celebrating the role of women; powerful waltz rhythm *5—Sheyres Hora –2:00 – vivid and poetic song in both Yiddish and English for the survivors of the Holocaust *6 –The Ballad of How The Jews Got to Europe -3:10 –centuries of dark history in a powerful nutshell; English and Yiddish interwoven with verses; powerful words and music 7—Children in the Woods –2:02 – dark song about the remains of Jewish children who went into hiding **8 – Shtil Di Nakht Iz Oysgeshternt – amazing version of anthem about the Jewish partisans who fought the Nazis – Yiddish and English-- updated with wailing harmonica 9 –99%--Nayn-Un-Nayntsik –5:30 –warning to the economic one percent in Yiddish and English 10—Tzivkever Nign –2:58 – down tempo instrumental with accordion, trumpet, guitar, clarinet 11- No one Survives –3:00 – message reminiscent of the Fugs' song “Nothing” but more poetic and much more musical; all English 12-- Two Brothers –5:36 – Isaac and Ishmael reminisce about their father Abraham/Ibrahim as they bury him; from a different POV than Leonard Cohen's or Bob Dylan's treatment of the same material 13—Avrom Ovinu Sharft Dos Meser—3:25 – “Abraham The Patriarch Sharpens the Knife –3:25 –Yiddish version from Sarah's point of view | ||
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