...is Morena Me Yaman by Lily Henley, from her new album Oras Dezaoradas. Read more here.
Duncan Wickel: fiddle Haggai Cohen-Milo: double bass |
...is Morena Me Yaman by Lily Henley, from her new album Oras Dezaoradas. Read more here.
Duncan Wickel: fiddle Haggai Cohen-Milo: double bass |
...is Ya salio de la mar from the show Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom performed by the Guy Mendilow Ensemble. Read and listen to more here.
...is a Sephardic song Tres Hermanicas Eran (There were three sisters) performed by Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico.
Tres hermanicas eran,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Tres hermanicas eran,
tres hermanicas son.
Las dos eran cazadas,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Las dos eran cazadas,
la chica en perdición.
Su padre con vergüenza,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Su padre con vergüenza
a Rodas la envió.
En medio del camino,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
En medio del camino
castillos la fraguó.
Ventanas hizo altas,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Ventanas hizo altas
porque no sube varón.
Varón es que lo supo
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Varón es que lo supo
a la mar ya se echó.
...is Durme performed by Ljuba Davis Ladino Ensemble. The band's double album East and West will be released on 12 June 2012. More music here.
Just voice and double bass: Alfonsina y El Mar performed by the Israeli jazz bassist and singer Avishai Cohen. This song appears on Cohen's latest album, Aurora.
It is great to see my (and this blog's) favourite artists in Songlines Music Awards 2009 list of nominees: Lila Downs (in Best Artist category), Ska Cubano (in Cross-Cultural Collaboration) and Buika (in Newcomer category). However, until now, I never heard (of) Los Desterrados, the London-based "Sephardic flamenco fusion" collective who were nominated as the Best Band. This week's song, Mi Suegra, La Negra, opens the band's new album, Miradores.
...is Ladino song Komo el Pasharo ke Bola performed by the young Israeli singer Mor Karbasi. It is taken from her debut album The Beauty and the Sea. The songs are mesmerising, and no doubt she is a beauty. Mor Karbasi plays at The Junction (Cambridge) on 16 November.
Kirill
Once again, Yasmin Levy was performing at The Junction in Cambridge. My, she and her band were fantastic! This week's song is Irme Kero from her new album Mano Suave.
Irme Kero madre a Yerushlayim |
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This week's song is Enpesare, from the latest album Haran by Pharaoh’s Daughter. According to the band leader Basya Schechter, "this is the oldest existing Ladino poem. It’s the story of Joseph through poetry. The poet was from 15th century Spain." The lyrics (transliterated) can be found here.
Kirill
Tomorrow, Yasmin Levy performs at The Junction Shed in Cambridge. Yasmin was the star of La canción de la semana #11 and La canción de la semana #59.
Kirill
...is Ladino Song, performed in both Ladino and English by London-based klezmer fusion band Oi Va Voi. The band's violinist, Sophie Solomon, will perform tomorrow (12 March 2006) in Cambridge Fez club.
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