Oy Division is one of the only bands in Israel which perform the old style folk music of eastern- European Jews, generally known as Klezmer. The members of Oy Division do not adhere to the modern Klezmer style nor do they try to make it contemporary in any way, but rather try to recreate and bring back to life the nearly extinct pre-war jewish music the way it had been originally performed. Their repertoire is a mix of instrumental wedding dance music, folk songs and songs originating in the Yiddish theatre, Old music played again with the zeal and exuberance of punks.
The members of the band come from different musical backgrounds: Eyal Talmudi
is a leading Israeli and international reed player, who regularly tours the world with the Balkan Beat Box; Noam Inbar is the bass player and lead singer of the exceptional Israeli experimental punk band H'Billuyim; Assaf Talmudi is an established record producer and composer and a lecturer in the Haifa University department of music; Gershon Leizersohn is a graduate student in the Tel Aviv University music department who regularly plays with classical music orchestras, and Avichai Tuchman
is an independent musician and producer active both in the secular and the religious music scene in Israel.
Heyo! Thank you so much for all the fantastic time I had in Krakow during your performances! You were the main highlight of the festival. Applauses for wild and energetic Assaf's playing, Eyal's roof-tearing clarinet and sax, incredible Gershon's chastushkas (tam i vodka budet! :)) and no.1 violin, Avichai's non-stop bass stretching and of course - such wonderful and emotional Noam's singing, playing and charisma on stage :) I really hope it was not the last time I saw you.
!היי חברים ?מה שלומכם בשישי ה-13.6 המידנייט פיקוקס מארחים את תומר יוסף ואת זק"א בברזילי בתל אביב פתיחת דלתות: 22:00 וארבעים ש"ח בכניסה למי שמאשר לנו במסג' למייספייס יהיה כיף גדול לראות אותכם שם שיהיה שבוע מעולה
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