The Voice of the Turtle ensemble specializes in Sephardic music (that is, Jewish music both vocal and instrumental, in the Ladino language). Originally from the Iberian peninsula, The Sephardic people (Sephardim) lived mostly in Spain and Portugal, evolving what would become their distinctive characteristics and diasporic identity. Due to persecution, forced religious conversion vs. death, and the Spanish expulsion, the majority of the Sephardim left these lands for places such as the Ottoman Empire (including regions part of modern Turkey) and other parts of the Middle East, and North Africa. The other major (ethnic) branch of Judaism, indeed much larger- is/are the "Ashkenazi", Jews from Eastern Europe (like myself, I have family from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania...). Whilst 'modern' music exists inspired by Sephardic traditions, Sephardic music is an ancient/early music-beautiful, exotic to most ears, full of celebration and mourning, longing, love, poetry, humor, storytelling....the human experience filtered and spiced thru a particular Judaic lens.
There are many volumes in this series, three 'Holiday' discs while the rest are part of a series called
"Paths to Exile" which offers musics from the particular regions where the Sephardim settled and built their unique communities. It's an exceptional series. I believe this volume is the only live recording. I will try to find time soon to write more about the music contained on this disc.
Track list:
2. Vayhi Mikets
3. Kita'l Tas
4. Siete Ijos Tiene Hanna
5. Mi Ze Yemalel
6. Mizmor Shir Hanukat Habayit
7. Una Matika De Ruda
8. Nani Nani
9. Benedicyon
10. Hanuka
11. La Vido do Por El Raki
12. Gantis I Kravata Blanka
13. En Mi guerta Vey Mama
14. La Berendjena
15. Mirame Las Gambas Mama
16. Adio Kerida
17. Hanerot Hallalu
Enjoy!
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