Abe Elenkrig

Abe Elenkrig or Elenkrieg (1878 – 1965) was a Ukrainian trumpeter, barber and bandleader of Abe Elenkrig's Yiddishe Orchestra and the Hebrew Bulgarian Orchestra. Connoisseurs consider his klezmer records the great neglected treasures of klezmer music. One of the first recordings of klezmer music was made by Abe in 1913.

Elenkrieg was born in Ukraine in 1878. He was the son of trombonist Ralph Elenkrig. He and his family immigrated to New York City in the late 1880s.

Some of Abe's recordings include:

• Di Mame iz Gegangen (Mama is gone)
• Der Rebe iz Gegangen (The Rabbi is gone)
• Fon der Choope (Also known as From the Wedding), which was placed in the National Recording Registry in 2010
• Nit ba Motin

Source

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Elenkrieg