Klezmer Music and Politics

Fiddler as a Fig Leaf: The Politicisation of Klezmer in Poland is an article exploring the connections between Klezmer music and the political expressions/oppressions of displaced Jews in Poland. Magdalena Waligórska looks at the contemporary Klezmer Polish scene in the context of the rising ethnic nationalism in Eastern Europe.

I find interesting the parallels between that musical expression and the choice of the Urinetown authors to use so much Klezmer music in their show!

Check it out: Fiddler as a Fig Leaf

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