Kroke in General

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... bursting out of those narrow confines and restrictive, cruel walls with a biblical hammer blow. They're called Jerzy, and Tomasz, and Tomasz. One of them plays the accordion, one plays the double bass an d one plays the viola (and plays the violin, though not at the same time obviously, and wails slightly tunelessly when it all gets too much). The key thing however is that they play very much together. They are SO tight (listen to...more

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Kroke in General: Ghetto Masters (1061 words)
by - written on 19/10/01 (Very useful, 233 readings)
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Right...there's this band called Kroke, see, and they're Polish and they play Klezmer, which is Eastern European music traditionally played at Jewish weddings..... ...erm... Start again: there's this band Kroke, and they've got long beards, and they wear pork pie hats, and the lineup is accordion, viola and double bass......erm Third time lucky: there's this band Kroke, they're amazing musicians who play this weird, romantic emotionally engaging music which swings wildly and they are just the tightest band I've ever heard. Your life will be immeasurably emptier if you don't at least give this a go....phew...... ... Read the complete review

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