Jazz’n’klezmer special with The Marx Sisters, Boogie Balagan and Laurence Haziza

The Jazz’n’klezmer festival in Ile-de-France celebrates its 20th anniversary with its 3 keywords: Yiddish, klezmer and jazz. The Marx Sisters and Boogie Balagan, on the bill in 2022, will perform 2 titles in the #SessionLive and Laurence Haziza, artistic director will present 2 groups on the bill: Jowee Omicil & Randy Kerber and Yemen Blues.

Who are the Marx Sisters?

Marx is their real name. It’s nice to take a look at Groucho, Chico or Harpo, nothing helps, they are indeed sisters and they sing in Yiddish. Marx Sisters is a French group of Jewish music ashkenazi coming from Yiddishland from Central Europe, but also performs a repertoire of songs by musical comedies of composers jews of United States. The group was founded by Mano Siri in 2012. The group continues the repertoire Yiddish and klezmer in what is festive and universal.


Marx Sisters at RFI.

The group began as a family duo: Mano Siri accompanied her daughter Leah Marx on the guitar with the idea of ​​perpetuating a traditional Ashkenazi repertoire. The duo becomes quartet when Mano Siri’s other two daughters, Judith Marx and Milena Marx decide to join. The group extends to two musicians from the circle of acquaintances: Raphaël Setty and Benjamin Chabert. The group forms a quintetoccasionally supported in certain performances by guest musicians. Arum dem Fayer is the 2th album of Marx Sisters dedicated to mother Mano Siri, now deceased.

– See the clip “Oy mame bin ikh farlibt”

Titles performed by the Marx Sisters at the big studio

Hulyet hulyet kinderlekh Live RFI

A glezele yash Live RFI

Line Up: Judith Marx : voice, Leah Marx : voice, Benjamin Chabert : double bass voiceRaphael Setty : accordion voice

His : Jeremy Besset and Mathias Taylor

► Scrapbook Arum dem Fayer (Ounce Rd 2022)

Concert 21/11 Paris Bellevilloise with So Called

Playlist Laurence Haziza

Gonave Jowee Omicil & Randy Kerber

AnaneYemen Blues


Boogie Balagan.

Then we receive the Israeli duo Boogie Balagan in a second #SessionLive

After the mythical Wailing Wallooh, here they are back for the happiness of all and our greatest joy! Order, what for?

The Balagan worth a hundred times better. Boogie Balagan is ” theobligatory relaxation from the Mississippi delta to Mount Sinai, a cocktail of Julio Iglesias and tequila boom, Joe Strummer shot with harissa »

In Bab’Hell, Azri and Gabri felt it coming and while the others were screaming for stones, they left to accomplish their mission as minstrelsy, taking with them a polymorphic and evolving language, a mixture, until now, of English, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, French and Turkish.

– Watch the music video Ace of Spades feat. Boogie Balagan, rev James Leg, Itamar haparpar


Boogie Balagan at RFI.

Titles interpreted at the big studio by Boogie Balagan

Lonely Donkey H’Mar Live RFI

jungle boogieextract future album cover of Kool And The Gang

Ayooni please come home Live RFI

Line Up: Azri (Shlomo Laurent Stupaj) and Gabri (Arieh Sztantman) guitars-vocals.

His : Mathias Taylor & Benoit Letirant


Boogie Balagan at RFI.

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