Music
Daloy Politsey: a Yiddish “Fuck the Police” for May Day
In honor of May Day, Der Spekter is proud to share: a kleztronica commentary on “Daloy Politsey,” the latest single by New York-based artist Chaia.
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Di Shvue/The Oath: A Bilingual Version of the Bundist Anthem
A Yiddish-to-English translation, and new musical rendition, of the classic Bundist anthem Di Shvue (The Oath).
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A "Borough Park" for a radical Jewish present: an interview with Kleztronica musician Chaia
Yiddish techno “Kleztronica” pioneer Chaia samples Yiddish song to recreate her grandmother’s childhood in new single “Borough Park.”
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der talyen/The Hangman
The hangman wore a sky blue shirt. And what does his overlord require of him? To kneel, to kneel, and kneel, and kneel unto death. To kneel out of the captive all his life and right, to make it clear to all what is punishment and what is crime. The hangman wore a sky blue shirt...