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Lorin Sklamberg

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Lorin Sklamberg is a founding member of the Grammy award-winning Klezmatics. He has been heard on innumerable recordings and live shows, solo and in collaboration with such diverse artists as Itzhak Perlman (dueting on his original composition, “Nign”), Don Byron, Jane Siberry, Marc Cohn, Paradox Trio, Hip Hop Hoodios, Esma Redzepova, Emmylou Harris, Tracy Grammer, Neil Sedaka and Tony Kushner. His song “Headdy Down” (from the Klezmatics’ 2006 Grammy winner Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie) was recently printed in Sing Out! magazine. He has composed and performed for film (including Hilary Helstein’s 2007 documentary As Seen Through These Eyes, narrated by Maya Angelou), dance, stage and circus, and has produced a number of recordings of world and theater music. He also teaches Yiddish song from London, Paris and Weimar to Kiev and St. Petersburg. His and Frank London’s concerts of Hasidic “spirituals” have resulted in several well-received recordings. His other ongoing collaborations include Harts un Soul: A Celebration of Yiddish Theater in Song with Yiddish diva Joanne Borts and multi-instrumentalist Rob Schwimmer. Lorin co-founded the New York-based non-profit organization Living Traditions and coordinated its event KlezKamp: The Yiddish Folk Arts Program for 14 years. By day Lorin serves as the Sound Archivist of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. “One of the premier American singers in any genre.” – Robert Christgau, All Things Considered, National Public Radio.

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