Kroke

Kroke (Yiddish for Kraków) is a Polish trio formed in 1992 in Kraków by three lifelong friends and graduates of the Academy of Music in Kraków, Tomasz Lato (double bass), Tomasz Kukurba (violin), and Jerzy Bawoł (accordion). Though known primarily as a klezmer band, "Kroke" create and play original compositions that employ authentic ornamentation, with modes and scales from both Klezmer and Sephardic music, resulting in a sound both contemporary and Jewish.

The trio has collaborated with many artists, for instance violinist Nigel Kennedy, with whom they made the album "East Meets East". In 2003, the band became a quartet when percussionist Tomasz Grochot joined, hence the album name "Quartet".

One of their songs, "The Secret of The Life Tree", features on the soundtrack of David Lynch's 2006 film "Inland Empire".

Discography

* "Trio - Klezmer Acoustic Music" (Oriente 1996)
* "Eden" (Oriente 1997)
* "Live at The Pit" (Oriente 1998)
* "Sounds of the Vanishing World" (Oriente 1999)
* "Ten Pieces to Save the World" (Oriente 2003)
* "East meets east" (EMI 2003)
* "Quartet - Live At Home" (Oriente 2004)
* "Seventh Trip" (Oriente 2007)

ee also

* Culture of Kraków

External links

* [http://www.kroke.krakow.pl/html_en/main_en.html Home page (english version)]