BIOGRAPHY
Der Šenster Gob is an acoustic band from Prague playing Gypsy, Jewish and Balkan music, travelling all around Europe in a romantic green wooden caravan. Their style varies from old klezmer tunes to newer Gypsy trad-jazz tunes and songs. They play with energy and invention, but they also pay a lot of respect to tradition.
Founded in 2011, the band has played over 650 concerts in 26 countries, including live shows on BBC, Czech Radio, Radio Proglas etc. Music reviews of their new album Shtetl Neshume have been published in the main Czech music press (Full Moon Magazine, Frontman, Deník N, Metro, Proglas etc.). The album ranked in the prestigious international World Music Charts Europe in 2024.
The group was formed in the fall of 2011 as a trio dedicated exclusively to Jewish music. In 2013, it underwent an instrumental, personnel and repertoire transformation. Since then, the group has consisted of four musicians in the instrumental lineup of violin, clarinet, double bass and guitar.
An important part of the history and present of the group Der Šenster Gob is busking. The group's first trips around Europe were exclusively for the purpose of busking, while in Prague the group participated in initiatives supporting the legalization of street art.
In 2024, the group won the Amplion Argentum Award in the Street Art Category.
The song Bunos-Aires from the album Shtetl Neshume was included in the soundtrack of the international film Un Tango Para Rachel, directed by Lea Kalisch in Argentina in 2025. The film premiered at the Vienna Jewish Film Festival.
Come to see them live and you won't regret!