Thursday, May 5, 2011
Tumbalalaika
An old Russian-Yiddish folk tune that only came into my life a few months ago. My sister Jodi requested it for our family songbook at the annual retreat in Monterey this year. I didn't get to adding it this time, but this mournful/hopeful love song still resonates. See a translation here.
Artist: The Barry Sisters
Year: Unknown, c. 1920s-1930s; Barry Sisters version, c. 1940s.
Rating: Warm
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I love the Barry Sisters. I believe their toured in the Soviet Union once. My great-aunt gave my brother and me their LP in 1992 or so, I still have them in my mp3 mix :)
ReplyDeleteCool, Olga! Seems like it would have been rare, indeed, for American recording artists to tour in the USSR during the absolute height of "red scare" politics here. Fascinating!
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