Valves are being oiled, bows rosined, and travel pants waxed as we make preparations for our trip to Argentina Nov. 5-25 to perform at KlezFiesta in Buenos Aires, Cordoba, and Mendoza. Check this travelblogue for various musings, photos, and video, and tune in to the Friday 8:00 Buzz on WORT 89.9 FM for weekly reports.
When we tell people that there's a klezmer festival in Argentina and that we'll be attending it, the usual response is a mixture of astonishment, incredulity and, ultimately, pity.
1) Astonishment: The hapless recipient of this information is at first caught off guard by the sheer improbability of it all. Argentina, after all, is in South America, but KLEZMER ISN'T SOUTH AMERICAN MUSIC! Oh, the incongruity!
2) Incredulity: After several minutes of gathering her bearings, perhaps aided by a stiff drink or two, the person becomes suspicious. Perhaps this "klezmer festival" is a fabrication. Maybe the members of this klezmer ensemble are nothing more than a band of scheming confidence men, bent on the pursuit of spreading falsehood for their nefarious gain. And yet...
3) Pity: ...these Yid Vicious people don't really seem bright enough to conceive, let alone carry out, such a diabolical plan. No, they're just dreaming up absurd stories in order to gain attention and feel important. Poor dears.
Whether or not there is indeed a klezmer festival in Argentina, the members of Yid Vicious plus their entourage have secured airfare to Buenos Aires. We leave in several days. Soon enough, Gentle Reader, the truth will be revealed.
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Uh, you guys have a band site or something like that where an ingnoramus or someone who otherwise likes some context might go to get some, er..... context?
ReplyDeleteSure thing - you'll find it under "View my profile": www.yidvicious.com
ReplyDeleteWelcome!