Produced by the esteemed Ben Mink (known for his work with k.d. lang), this remarkable 1998 collaboration of extraordinary artists is a true triumph! The renowned Jewish roots sextet and 'the first lady of Israeli song" have created a rapturous and intimate modern Jewish music. In 1995, Chava produced an award-winning documentary, Too Early To Be Quiet, Too Late To Sing, featuring interviews from some of the great Yiddish poets of the 20th century; the moving tales from these writers -- perhaps the last from a once-flourishing Eastern European Jewish culture of music, drama and literature that abruptly ended with the Holocaust -- inspired her to set their words to music. Drawing from the vibrant musical traditions of klezmer, Middle Eastern, French chanson, German cabaret, and American folk, Chava's lush, golden vocals describe experiences of love and loss both profoundly Jewish as well as universal, accompanied by the Klezmatics' radiant virtuosity. Yiddish lyrics, with English and Hebrew translations.

Klezmatics