Dates:
- Wed, 26 Aug 2026, 17:00
Klezmer band Helsinki Klezmer Kapelye was founded in 2005 in connection with the Helsinki Klezmer Festival.
Since then, Helsinki Klezmer Kapelye has made klezmer music and yiddish-language culture familiar to Finnish audiences. The group has regularly performed concerts, festivals and jams, where people sing, dance and even celebrated a theatrical wedding!
Helsinki Klezmer Kapelye is a collective of musicians, many of whom have been performing together for nearly two decades. HKK is the only klezmer band in Finland that performs traditional klezmer music and thus represents the old Jewish culture of Eastern Europe. HKK has given concerts extensively, e.g. Balder's Hall, Juttutupa, Tenho Restobar, G-Livelab, Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, Hauho Manor, Tampere and Hämeenlinna. The band released their first album in May 2023.
Klezmer's roots go back more than two thousand years; some of the modes or scales are derived from the prayers sung in the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Klezmer music is the folk music of Eastern European Jews and dates back to medieval Europe, where klezmer musicians toured communities sharing their rich eastern European culture.
Klezmer is often fast-paced dance music, played at various celebrations and weddings. By the end of the 19th century, klezmer music was already a highly developed and varied musical style, drawing influences from yiddish culture and beyond.
Cost: Free
Categories: Musiikki, Espan lava, Suomi, Ruotsi, Englanti, son mexicano
More information: http://www.espanlava.fi/en/events/event/3F34B0AEC8E3FE4686DDA6EDEE85E504/Helsinki_Klezmer_Kapelye
Source: Event information supplied by City of Helsinki Linked Events.
