Golem is a New York City-based klezmer

Klezmer

Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations...

 band that sings in Yiddish, English and Slavic languages.

Golem was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel Kogan. The band describes itself as an "Eastern European folk-punk band." The band has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden. The band's chief fan base is American 20- and 30-year olds.

Critical acclaim

• "A Gypsy-punk gem!" - SPIN.com
• "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants." - The Washington Post
• "Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance (Sp?) for Old World tradition." -The New Yorker
• "An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago

Discography

• Golem (debut EP) (2001)
• Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002)
• Homesick Songs (2004)
• Fresh Off Boat (2006)
• Citizen Boris (2009)

External links

• Official site.
• Golem Twitter site.
• "Warsaw is Khelm" artist commentary
• Klezmershack: Review of Homesick Songs
• Blender: Review of Citizen Boris