The Klezmatics & Chava Albertstein - Well

Primary Artist
The Klezmatics & Chava Albertstein
Album Title
Well
Release Date
September 15, 1998 
Time
52:55 
Review by Steve Huey
When Israeli singer Chava Alberstein produced a documentary film on 20th-century Yiddish poets in 1995 (Too Early to Be Quiet, Too Late to Sing), the writers' stories provoked Alberstein to set some of their poems to music. The results are gathered on The Well, with vocals by Alberstein and music performed by The Klezmatics. The compositions reflect Alberstein's wide range of influences, from klezmer and traditional Jewish music to French chanson, German cabaret, American folk, and Middle Eastern styles all popping up. Read More