KHARKOV KLEZMER BAND (Ukraine / Germany) a klezmer band from Kharkiv, Ukraine. The band was founded in 1999 (in a country in which the performance of Jewish music was effectively forbidden from the 1930s until the early 1990s), under the directorship of Stanislav Raiko, and comprises a group of conservatory-educated musicians. They performed at Klezfest 2000 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Stanislav Rayko – violin Genadi fomin – clarinet Valeri Polonsky – accordion Artjom Kolentsuk – double bass Evgenija Lopatnik – voice Read more on Last.fm