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Title: Oy Brother, What an Album!
Review: This is honestly one of the best albums I've heard in YEARS. It's breathtaking. There are matzo jingles and old-style klezmer tunes, swinging big bands and snippets of sixty year-old radio station IDs. Somehow, all of the various tracks blend into a seamless album that transports you to another world.I don't speak a word of Yiddish, but I don't need to. Some of the tracks are instrumentals, some are in English, and all of the Yiddish lyrics are translated in the beautiful liner notes. (They also include a really great essay that provides a quick, entertaining history of Yiddish radio.)I'd recommend this album to everyone: for music lovers it's a joy; for aficionados of radio history it's a treasure trove; and for ANYONE interested in American Jewish culture it's a must. I just hope they put out a sequel!
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