Klezmer Rebs
Klezmer Rebs are 6-8 piece Wellington band formed in 2002 that plays (mostly) klezmer music, an engaging style of world/folk music born out of the Yiddish/Jewish culture of eastern Europe in the 1800s and 1900s. Together the Klezmer Rebs capture the true klezmer spirit with songs of joy, sorrow and rebellion. Klezmer Rebs instrumentation includes guitar, mandolin, clarinet, accordion, trombone, helicon (like a tuba), string bass and vocals.
Live Hearing Klezmer Rebs live expect big band and vocal arrangements of old klezmer tunes – from the lively authentic Yiddish wedding music (freylachs and bulgars) to the delicate slice of life stories from the east European shtetl (ghettos).
The Rebs world music appeals to everyone. While many of songs are sung in Yiddish (that mostly-Germanic and very onomatopoeic language), they also perform songs from Italy, Amsterdam, Ukraine and other eastern European cultures, Ladino Sephardic melodies, Argentine Yiddish Tangos and 1940s swing vocal songs.
Performances and workshops
- In concert: Saturday 12:45pm, Main Stage
- Workshop: Sunday 2:45, Maire Hall
- Showcase concert: Sunday 7:30pm, Main Stage