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Chaia w / DJ Elbow Knee Knee
July 26 @ 9:00 pm - 11:55 pm
Chaia is a dance music artist who combines house and techno grooves with klezmer and Yiddish music. With electric fiddle grooves, archival samples, and club sounds, Chaia inspires new visions of Jewish diasporic identity.
Chaia has been featured on NPR, the NAMM Show, Grammy.com and at over a dozen Jewish music festivals around the world. Her work has been supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and the Jewish Museum of Maryland. In 2023, Chaia was awarded the Studio 170 Award from the Goethe Institut for her work with visual artist Dan Tombs and sound engineer Russell Elevado. Chaia’s debut album, Yibaneh will be released in Winter of 2024.