BIO
Chaia is a dance music artist who combines house and techno grooves with klezmer and Yiddish music. By combining Yiddish archival samples and club sounds, Chaia creates folkloric music that grooves to a modern beat.
Chaia has performed internationally as a featured performer at The NAMM Show, Pop Montreal, KlezMore Vienna, Shtetl Berlin, Sonic Territories, and more. Her mixes have been featured on The Lot Radio, Refuge Worldwide, and Res Radio. She’s been profiled by Grammy.com, NPR’s Art of the Story, Annabel Ross, and others. She’s collaborated with Russell Elevado, Dan Tombs, Sidney Mills and the Klezmatics and her work has been supported by New York State’s Council for the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, The Goethe Institute, and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance. On June 1, 2025, Chaia will release her debut album, “Yiddish-Electronic”.
MIXES
https://www.mixcloud.com/
VIDEOS
Narishe Tsienistn (visuals by 2MS: Dan Tombs) Borough Park (visuals by Emma Li & Jess O’Donoghue)
Shpil, Klezmer, Shpil! (live DJ set) Live at the Sultan Room (selected clips)
UPCOMING DATES (2025)
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July 3 Freecycles
Missoula, MT
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July 7 Motor City Wine Bar
Detroit, MI
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July 8 Cermak Castle
Chicago, IL
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July 11 Standard Time
Toronto, ON
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July 12 Club Moss
Nobleboro, ME
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PRESS
“Through her brilliant fusion of old and new, Chaia suggests that transgenerational trauma can reshape identity - and that learning to love this transformed self is a complex journey worth taking” - Le Büro (Pop Montreal)
“[Chaia’s] songs become a conversation with listeners about her own takes on the source material... it's a Zeitgeist moment” - Grammy.com
“A completely new way to listen to Jewish music.” - NY City News Service
“The tools and the literacy of the old music and new types of dance music.... actually turning out to be quite a bit of a scene“ - NPR, Art of the Story
“Chaia is forging a new movement in klezmer and really taking it to the 21st century. It’s not just a genre. It’s a way to bring people together.” - The Forward
PHOTOS
Photo by Photo by Photo by Photo by Photo by
Lloyd Wolf Michael Sticher. Jess O’Donoghue Lloyd Wolf Jess O’Donoghue
SOUNDCLOUD YOUTUBE EMAIL
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chaialehmusic@gmail.com