Pepi Littmann
Pepi Litman (Yiddish: פּעפּי ליטמאַן, born Pesha Kahane; 1874? – 13 September 1930) was a cross-dressing female Yiddish vaudeville singer associated with the Broderzinger movement. Litman led a popular traveling theater troupe around Europe, performing highly satirical songs while costumed as a male Hasidic jew. Because she frequently performed costumed as a young boy or as a male dandy, she is considered a proto-drag king performer. Pepi Litman made numerous 78rpm recordings which capture her energetic and virtuosic singing style, and which also stand as a document of Jewish life in Eastern Europe. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1874, Died September 13, 1930
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1909
Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 3688 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Aug. 1907 | Die welt ist meschige | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| Columbia | 3689 | 10-in. | approximately July 1907 | Schulem eleichem | Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| Columbia | 3703 | 10-in. | between January and September 1907 | Amojze in gewaschen | Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| Columbia | 3776 | 10-in. | approximately July 1907 | Die akure | Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| Columbia | 12602 | 10-in. | between 1905 and 1908 | Chawe | Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
| Columbia | 12604 | 10-in. | between 1905 and 1908 | Col mekadesch | Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
| Columbia | 12605 | 10-in. | between 1905 and 1908 | Dem reben's wunder (Di apikorsim) | Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
| Columbia | 12606 | 10-in. | between 1905 and 1908 | As meschich werd kimmen | Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
| Gramophone | 4682r | 10-in. | 1908 | Heilige hawdule | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| Gramophone | 4684r | 10-in. | 1908 | Harbe schale | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with violin accompaniment | vocalist, contralto | |
| Gramophone | 4730r | 10-in. | 1908 | As Meschick wet kimen | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Gramophone | 5797r | 10-in. | 1909 | Geht in sehul jeden Schabbes | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| Gramophone | 5798r | 10-in. | 1909 | In a simmer tag a heissen | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| Gramophone | 5801r | 10-in. | 1909 | Giter brüder nit gechapt | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Littmann, Pepi," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115155.
Littmann, Pepi. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115155.
"Littmann, Pepi." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Littmann, Pepi, 1874-1930 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010022172
Wikidata: Pepi Littmann - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28377865
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/80117874
MusicBrainz: Pepi Littmann - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4c104f2f-6b7a-47be-82ff-d65b66143b6c
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