Yiddis video from down under
Lionel Mrocki, of the Australian klezmer supergroup Klezmania writes:
My nephew has uploaded 2 video clips that the "yiddish rock band" Flamen recorded in yiddish revival city of Melbourne in 1986.
The first song "Zibn Teg" won second prize in the Charlotte Yiddish Folk Song Contest in 1987. (I still have a photocopy of the United Carolina Bank check from the Charlotte Yiddish Institute)
I squirm when I see or even think about these clips, the production was all done gratis and it shows, but they're part of my history
Flamen - Zibn Teg (7 Days)
Flamen - Unter A Grin Beymele (Under A Green Tree)
And, bringing us up to current times, here is a first recording by Yiddish Choir Melbourne with a number that has probably never been heard before in international Yiddish circles: