Workshop: Yiddish Song Smuggling, with Daniel Kahn

Friday, November 6, 11:00 AM
SFJCC, 3200 California Street, San Francisco

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What happens when a song crosses a border – from one language, culture or musical tradition into another?

Detroit-born, Hamburg-based troubadour and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Kahn leads a workshop exploring the art of Yiddish “song smuggling,” with a focus on polyglot performance, traditional subversion, tradaptation (translation + adaptation), multi-musical mixology and other modes of border-crossing in modern Yiddish song work.

Bring your voice, your languages and your mind – and come ready to experiment. This workshop is for singers, musicians and the polyglot-curious. This workshop will also be relevant to those who sing in any language not completely understood by those in their audience!

Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Presented as part of the SF Leonard Cohen Festival and in partnership with KlezCalifornia.