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Hey Zhankoye

by Ricky Riot

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This Socialist folk song is about a farm commune of Jewish people in Crimea during the Stalin era. After this community was destroyed by Nazis, other versions of this song were recorded with a more cynical tone.

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Yiddish lyrics and music: traditional
English translation of first verse: Pete Seeger
English translation of third verse: Ricky Riot
Piano and vocals: Ricky Riot

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Ricky Riot Boston, Massachusetts

This collection of songs is from 2015. Ricky Riot was Itai's previous name in the world's only all-trans shtick-rock band, Schmekel. After three years of laughs and a lot of press attention including the New York Times, Schmekel went separate ways. Itai then focused on writing social justice anthems, and has now moved on to a fuller expression of themself in Itai & the Ophanim, also on Bandcamp. ... more

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