Black Ox Orkestar
A project drawing from Yiddish, folk, and chamber traditions within the Constellation orbit.
profile
Black Ox Orkestar formed in Montreal in 2000 and connects Eastern European Jewish music, Yiddish song, folk, and experimental chamber arrangements.
The project includes musicians tied to Silver Mt. Zion and the broader Constellation scene, including Thierry Amar. Its songs carry themes of displacement, memory, resistance, and cultural continuity.
After early records Ver Tanzt? and Nisht Azoy, the band returned with Everything Returns in 2022.
selected discography
- Ver Tanzt? (2004)
- Nisht Azoy (2006)
- Everything Returns (2022)