The Book of Klezmer: The History, the Music, the Folklore - Yale Strom

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Publisher: Folklore PublishingAuthor(s): Wayne ArthursonNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 155 x 228 x 15Cover type: Paperback /...

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