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Sample Track 1:
"You Are Never Alone" from SoCalled
Sample Track 2:
"Ushti Baba" from Golem
Sample Track 3:
"Latke Clan" from The Leevees
Sample Track 4:
"La Bush Resistance" from Balkan Beat Box
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Chicago Tribune, from "Holiday Happenings" previews >>

6. Pun for all
Christians have Yuletide, so why not have Jewltide for Jews who like to rock? The musical celebration features six-member Eastern European folk-punk band Golem, which hails from New York, and Yiddish rapper SoCalled--and it's sure to put a different spin on the usual holiday sounds. How do we know? Golem's latest album, "Fresh Off Boat," exemplifies the band's hard-edged take on traditional klezmer. As for SoCalled, the name says it all: His debut album is titled "The SoCalled Seder: A Hip Hop Haggadah."

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