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Thanks to all the friends, old and new, who helped us celebrate the release of our CD, “Lost and Found,” on December 24 at the Mercury Cafe! The sold-out crowd rocked to The Lost Tribe, Rabbi Joe Black and the Boulder Klezmer Consort … this could be the start of a new Christmas Eve tradition!

Hal Aqua and The Lost Tribe play nouveau klezmer music -- an exuberant musical experience, rooted firmly in traditional Jewish modes and melodies and driven by contemporary rhythms and danceable grooves.

The versatile musicians who make up The Lost Tribe have a deep respect for their source material, from the evocative tunes of Eastern European Jews and Gypsies to the sinuous rhythms of the Middle East and Mediterranean. In the long-standing Jewish tradition of absorbing musical inspiration from surrounding cultures, The Lost Tribe steeps their songs in a broth spiced with rock, reggae, salsa, funk and blues influences, serving up an irresistible party vibe. The band includes Hal Aqua (vocals, guitars, oud), Ben Cohen (bass, tuba), Shanti Hazan (drums and percussion), Sherman Jacobs (violin), and Miriam Rosenblum (clarinet, recorders, button accordion).

The Lost Tribe builds on the tradition of Los Lantzmun (see below), Hal’s popular earlier Jewish world beat band, and includes some of its members. Like that long-running ensemble, the Lost Tribe is dedicated to bringing Jewish music to a wider audience. Whether you’re a longtime klezmer aficionado or have never heard the word, The Lost Tribe will make you a klezmer fan before you can say mazel tov!

Listen to some songs from our new CD, “Lost and Found”:

01 Subterranean Homesick Blues
©2011 The Lost Tribe

02 Bring It Together
©2011 The Lost Tribe

03 Greet The Bride
©2011 The Lost Tribe

Buy “Lost and Found” at cdbaby.com as a CD or downloadable file: http://cdbaby.com/cd/halaquaandthelosttribe2

For The Lost Tribe’s upcoming events, click here.

Some photos from our shows at Dazzle (thanks to Steve Winber!):
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The Lost Tribe with middle eastern ensemble Zuruna and Rabbi Joe Black...

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Los Lantzmun brought its high-energy fusion of Eastern European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern music to Colorado audiences for over a dozen years, enlivening weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, parties, festivals and clubs. Their well-attended performances at Jewish events (Boulder Jewish Festival, Rose Community Hanukah Party, JCC festivals) and in the wider community (Swallow Hill Music Hall, Gothic Theater, Taste of Denver) showed the band’s ability to cross boundaries, celebrating an ethnic culture as well as the universality of music.
Los Lantzmun recorded two self-produced CDs of lively klezmer, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean fusion music -- One World and Lantzville, available at cdbaby.com or directly from Hal Aqua.

"Wh
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at I love about Lantzville is the versatility, musicality, and sense of pleasure that the gang gives me." —Rabbi Jack Gabriel, Music Editor, Tikkun Magazine

“Los Lantzmun achieve something very rare among current Jewish music performing bands — a sense of balance among the many types and styles of Jewish music around the globe.” —Ari Davidow, Klezmershack.com

Listen to “La Comida La Manana” from Lantzville:
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