Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird

Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird is a Germany-based klezmer band founded by the American singer, songwriter, and actor Daniel Kahn, originally from Detroit, Michigan. The band was formed in 2005 and is based in Berlin. They have released five albums through German world music label Oriente Musik.

Daniel Kahn during a concert with his group in Luxembourg (January 2013)

The group describes their music as "a mixture of Klezmer, radical Yiddish song, political cabaret and folk punk".[1]

Daniel Kahn

Daniel Kahn was born on September 11, 1978, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he studied Theater, Playwriting, Poetry and Politics.

Discography
  • The Broken Tongue (Chasma Records, 2006;[2] re-released Oriente Musik, 2009)
  • Partisans & Parasites (Oriente Musik, 2009)
  • Lost Causes (Oriente Musik, 2010)
  • Bad Old Songs (Oriente Musik, 2012)
  • The Butcher's Share (Oriente Musik, 2017)
  • Bulat Blues (Oriente Musik, 2019)
  • The Third Unternational (Oriente Musik, 2020)
  • The Fourth Unternational (Oriente Musik, 2020)

Citations and References
  1. "Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird - Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird". www.paintedbird.de. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. "Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird: The Broken Tongue". Chamsa Records. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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