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The 33 most-read klezmer artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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33 artists are ranked in klezmer. The biggest move was Elizabeth Schwartz, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Barcelona Gipsy balKan OrchestraBarcelona · Spain | 1,217 | 0 |
02 | The KlezmaticsEast Village · United States | 993 | 0 |
03 | MasadaNew York · United States | 979 | +1 |
04 | Daniel Kahn & The Painted BirdBerlin · Germany | 938 | -1 |
05 | Lemon Bucket OrkestraToronto · Canada | 496 | 0 |
06 | Giora FeidmanBuenos Aires · Argentina | 413 | +1 |
07 | Airat IchmouratovKazan · Russia | 352 | -1 |
08 | Andy StatmanBrooklyn · United States | 319 | +1 |
09 | Geoff BernerVancouver · Canada | 315 | +4 |
10 | David KrakauerManhattan · United States | 293 | -2 |
11 | Yale StromDetroit · United States | 275 | +1 |
12 | RotFrontBerlin · Germany | 267 | -2 |
13 | Dave TarrasVinnyts'ka Oblast' · Ukraine | 263 | +1 |
14 | Naftule BrandweinL'vivs'ka Oblast' · Ukraine | 240 | -3 |
15 | Amsterdam Klezmer BandNetherlands | 208 | 0 |
16 | GolemNew York · United States | 181 | +1 |
17 | הבילוייםIsrael | 180 | -1 |
18 | The KlezmorimBerkeley · United States | 139 | +2 |
19 | Christian DawidBremen · Germany | 137 | +6 |
20 | Elizabeth SchwartzUnited States | 132 | +7 |
21 | Hasidic New WaveManhattan · United States | 126 | -2 |
22 | Klezmer Conservatory BandBoston · United States | 121 | -1 |
23 | The ShondesBrooklyn · United States | 120 | -5 |
24 | Paul ShapiroNew York · United States | 99 | 0 |
25 | Brave Old WorldUnited States | 91 | -3 |
26 | David Orlowsky TrioGermany | 83 | +2 |
27 | Beyond the PaleToronto · Canada | 73 | +2 |
28 | Mames BabegenushCopenhagen · Denmark | 57 | -3 |
29 | KleztoryCanada | 51 | -6 |
30 | Kol SimchaSwitzerland | 46 | 0 |
31 | La Mano AjenaChile | 42 | 0 |
32 | Ensemble DRAjGermany | 24 | 0 |
33 | Jascha LiebermanKraków · Poland | 17 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.