King Django's Roots & Culture

King Django | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Triple Crown
• ASIN: B000009RUO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #536,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shtiklakh

2. A Single Thread

3. Seventh Day

4. Heveinu Shalom Aleichem

5. Nakht Shifl Ken Kayro (Night Boat to Cairo)

6. Lomir Alle Zingen [Let Us All Sing]

7. Tu Gornisht (Do Nothing)

8. Ya'aseh Shalom

9. Ska Mitzva

10. Slaughter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unusually great, September 20, 2000

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Sean M. Kelly (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Django's Roots & Culture (Audio CD)

I've heard about King Django ever since a buddy of mine spun a 12" of "Seventh Day" at a toaster's gig a year or so ago. I was transfixed by the beautiful coming together of ska, hard dub, and klezmer music.

It sounds almost cheesy to say that music can truly unite cultures and peoples, but its so true. That night, people of all creeds, cultures, races, and socio-ethnic backgrounds all grooved as one to King Django. It didn't matter that the lyrics were mostly in Hebrew. It was the tight grooves that united everyone.

I have since turned on at least 25 people I know to this lp, and they in turn have spread it around. Its klezmer, its hard dub, its dancehall, some ska..but most of all, its great!

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative and creative music., July 23, 2003

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Paul Taylor (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: King Django's Roots & Culture (Audio CD)

This is a very unusuall reggae album as it sticks with the reggae most of the way through and you can hear elements of all sorts of genres flying about. If you're a fan of reggae music then you will love this album but strictly speaking it can appeal to anybody. The first time i heard King Django was on a hellcat compilation that was'nt too good and it was one of the only tracks that stood out. I was suprised when i bought this album as it makes you think about other cultures and countrys different to us and the over all feel from the album is like listning to the music while at the beach so it's a good album especially for those with an over active imagination. I also like the inclusion of the various instruments throughout the album. It's a great album that i was lucky to come upon and i strongly recommend anything by king django to date.

5.0 out of 5 stars Klezmer meets ska, August 30, 2000

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Marcy L. Thompson (Sammamish, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Django's Roots & Culture (Audio CD)

This disk astonishes me everytime I listen to it. Just when it seems like a bone-deep ska album, the klezmer influences rise to the top. There are new takes on temple and Hebrew school cliches that make you sit up and pay attention. The obvious passion brought to bear on this music is evident in every bar. A tour-de-force of musical expression. I know of no other disk which remotely resembles this one.