Madarka Klezmer Band from New Paltz, NY

"Madarka is a unique band experience. I was moved to hear 5 talented musicians working at preserving living history - transporting the audience to far corners of the earth with their unique repertoire. The chords are engaging with a nostalgic flair for challenging dissonance that speaks of longing, toiling of overlooked peoples' and their lives long gone but so much like ours today in their humanity and so alive in the band's music. But Madarka also shares in the joys of these foreign lands blending effortlessly cultures of different backgrounds highlighting their common humanity. Every song a different beat it is hard to not move and stay in your seat. Surely this is dancing music! You are transported to foreign lands and forgotten times and the hours fly by. Klezmer, Balkan, Gypsy all the way to Russian tunes whirl in your head and heart as you leave a most entertaining evening. I will make sure not miss any future concerts of this wonderful group." Moni A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Madárka (“little bird” in Hungarian) plays the traditional music you would have heard in the villages of Eastern Europe many years ago, slightly updated. Drawing from the rich history of Klezmer, Roma, Balkan, Serbian, Romanian and Russian folk music, we take listeners on a lively journey across borders and centuries. Our repertoire is flexible and diverse, encompassing high energy music perfect for circle dancing, Yiddish love ballads, Rom murder ballads, Romanian worker's songs mixed with Appalachian fiddle, standards and bizarre old tunes you are unlikely to hear anywhere else. Our keyboard player grew up in the former Yugoslavia and comes to us with a deep love of Roma and Serbian music. Our fiddler has been involved in the klezmer revival for decades and his grown children are now bringing this music forward into the future. Our instrumentation includes fiddle, mandolin, accordion, sax, clarinet, electric guitar, keyboard, and percussion. We have been performing in the Hudson Valley since 2014 as Madárka. The band originated in 2010 under a different name, but has been performing in several incarnations since then. We have performed at numerous events, & festivals, including Golden Fest, Bohemian Fest, Bon Odori, Riverfest, O+ and the Falcon. We can play as a smaller unit.

• Papirosn | Klezmer
• Tumbalalika | Klezmer
• A Glezele Vayn | Klezmer
• An Alter Zhok | Klezmer
• BaleBoste | Klezmer
• Bubamara | Gypsy
• Chaje Shukarije | Gypsy
• Ciganine Ti Sto Sviras | Gypsy
• Cygany Ljubjat Pensi | Gypsy
• Djelem Djelem | Gypsy
• Dobriden-->Bolgarash | Klezmer
• Kroiter (Wedding) Hora | Klezmer
• Evo Banke/Cyganca Sam Mala | Gypsy
• Expectation Waltz/Anniversary Waltz | Klezmer/ Russian
• Goldenshteyn Bulgar | Klezmer
• Goldenshteyn Chusidl | Klezmer
• Goldenshtyn Bulgar Medley | Klezmer
• Good Morning and Bulgar | Klezmer
• Happy Nign | Klezmer
• Hora | Klezmer
• Meydelach un Vaybelach | Klezmer
• Moldavian Waltz or Hora | Romanian
• Moroccan Game | Klezmer
• Korobushka ==> 7:20 | Russian
• Limonchiki | Russian
• Moscow Nights | Russian
• Ochi Chone | Russian
• Dorogoi Dlinnoiou (Those Were The Days) | Russian
• Mugur Mugurel | Gypsy
• Romshe Rimshe | Klezmer
• Schwartz's Serba | Klezmer
• Scotchne 59 | Klezmer
• Shane Vi Di Levone | Klezmer
• Simche Set | Klezmer
• Tutti Frutti | Gypsy
• Yiddishe Mame | Klezmer
• Yismedhu | Klezmer
• Yoske Fort Avek | Klezmer
• Zemer Atik ==> Happy Nign | Klezmer
• Zohul Resalor (Tweet Tweet) | Klezmer
• Zute Dunje | Serbian