The Klezmatics’ new album is “We Were Made For These Times”, a 40th-anniversary album that blends Yiddish soul with punk, gospel, jazz, and folk to create songs that are joyful, defiant, and profoundly human. This album is a cross-cultural collaboration rooted in protest, resilience, spiritual endurance, and radical joy, featuring an array of guest artists including:

• Featured Artists:
  • La Manga: Afro-Colombian Vocal & Percussion Collective
    • Joshua Nelson: The King of Kosher Gospel
    • Lavender Light Gospel Choir: NYC’s Black LGBTQ+ Gospel Choir
    • Janis Siegel: Grammy-winning jazz vocalist
    • Sofía Rei: Argentine Experimental Folk Vocalist
    • Enver İzmaylov: Crimean Tatar guitarist
    • James Brandon Lewis: Tenor saxophone
    • William Parker: Bass
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      The album, produced by Danny Blume, explores themes of migration, labor, war, belonging, and collective responsibility through 12 tracks, including:
• Tracks:
  • “Un Du Akerst” (And You Plow) featuring La Manga and Lavender Light Gospel Choir
    • “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee)” featuring Sofía Rei
    • “We Were Made For These Times” featuring Joshua Nelson and Lavender Light Gospel Choir
    • “Elegy for the Innocents” featuring James Brandon Lewis and William Parker

Don’t miss The Klezmatics new album release show on June 20, 2026 in Brooklyn Crowne Hill Theatre with a very special guest Sofia Rei.