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Tumbalalaika

Yiddish song
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Tumbalalaika

Summary

Tumbalalaika is a Yiddish song[1]. Tumbalalaika draws 283 Wikipedia views per month (yiddish_song category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tumbalalaika's instance of is recorded as Yiddish song[3].
  • Tumbalalaika's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Tumbalalaika's genre is Ashkenazi music[5].
  • balalaika is named after Tumbalalaika[6].
  • Tumbalalaika was performed by The Barry Sisters[7].
  • Tumbalalaika's language of work or name is recorded as Yiddish[8].
  • Tumbalalaika was released on 1940[9].
  • Tumbalalaika's lyricist is recorded as Abraham Ellstein[10].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2f1c976a-2df4-3104-b097-bcdfdfb921c3[12]

Why It Matters

Tumbalalaika draws 283 Wikipedia views per month (yiddish_song category, ranking #2 of 9).[2] Tumbalalaika has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Tumbalalaika is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tumbalalaika_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tumbalalaika}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tumbalalaika}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 29d ago · Lovelano · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Performer → The Barry Sisters
    Audio → Tumbalalaika.ogg
    Language of work or name → Yiddish
    Lyricist → Abraham Ellstein
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P51]]: Tumbalalaika.ogg"
  2. 19w ago · OBender12 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Genre → Ashkenazi music
    Instance of → Yiddish song, musical work/composition
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q178389]]"
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