After a wild and wacky roaming set at Newtown Festival, the Klezmer Rebs are tuning up for a weekend of music in Wellington.
First is SlavFest 2024 – a free all day festival at Te Whaea School of Dance in Newtown, featuring 6 great Wellington Slavic/eastern European bands, artisan crafts, ethnic food, vocal groups and cultural dance. The Rebs will perform around 11.15am.https://www.facebook.com/events/1903786356703940
Then on 14 April we are in the intimate Futuna Chapel in Karori at 2pm
Drop in for a Sunday afternoon treat with the Klezmer Rebs ethnic folk music band performing an intimate concert at the acoustically magic Futuna Chapel building. See and hear the Rebs play a one hour set of uplifting Eastern European folk music with a bit of tuchas-shaking Rebs romps thrown in. Just $10 at the door or get tickets here https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/…/colours-of-futuna…
See three eastern European bands – Klezmer Rebs at 7, then Balkany and the incomparable Niko Ne Zne.
An intimate afternoon – Mana Little Theatre
Or come out on Sunday afternoon 19 February to lovely seaside Plimmerton for a hometown (for Reb David and Reb Rose) acoustic concert at the Mana Little Theatre. It Post Content is a tiny, intimate venue that seats just 40.
Purchase your tickets for the intimate, acoustic afternoon at Mana Little Theatre is concert here:
The Klezmer Rebs are rehearsing for 3 gigs in Gisborne 30 September, 1 & 2 October. We’ve got some new songs we are working on and a new-ish lineup with Saar Cohen on accordion and piano, Emma Wollum accordion, vocals and oboe!, Rose O’Hara on vocals and piano, Rob Edgecombe on bass, Amanda Maclean on drums trombone and helicon, Ana Henderson on violin and David Weinstein guitar, mandolin and vocals.
This Friday evening 6 August the Klezmer Rebs will shake tuchases at the Greens social event at Level 2/57 Willis Street in central Wellington.
Doors will open at 6pm (Rebs on stage at 9pm) for Green members and friends. There will be dinner and music performance from Finn Johansson, Klezmer Rebs, and Bek Coogan. Door sales only, eftpos & cash payments accepted.
Entry: waged $15, unwaged $5. Includes dinner and entertainment. Vegan and gluten free options provided. All funds raised through the bar go to Wellington province.
It was a big weekend for the Klezmer Rebs. Welcoming Urs from Taranaki, Emma from Auckland and Amanda from Gisborne we navigated CubaDupa’s thousands and played a lively set Saturday at Hannah’s Courtyard, followed by a 45 minute roam through the Cuba district spreading klezmer joy! What a wonderful reception on the streets! Then Sunday we performed a special one off concert at Futuna Chapel where we were able to play some delicate and beautiful melodies in a resonant space. Here are some fotos from the gigs.
After 10 days on the road in the South Island, Wellingtonians get their chance to see the Rebs perform live.
First up is CubaDupa on Saturday 27 March. The Rebs do a mid afternoon set at Hannah’s Courtyard Stage, and then becoming roaming klezmorim bringing klezmer tunes up, down and around Cuba Street.
Then, for those who want a more intimate and less raucous time, the Rebs perform a (mostly) acoustic concert at the Futuna Chapel in Karori at 2pm. $10 at the door or through eventbrite.co.nz
Wellington's Klezmer and Ethnic music band
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