Dorian Discovery
DIS-80105
Songs of the Sephardim
Traditional Music of the Spanish Jews
La Rondinella
Alice Kosloski, alto
Howard Bass, Lute, guitar, harp, percussion
Paul Bensel, Recorder, crumhorn, percussion
Rosalind Brooks Stowe, Treble viol, vielle, percussion
Guest Artist
Tina Chancey, Treble viol, vielle, rebec, kamenj, recorder, percussion
The songs on this recording derive from a tradition that is centuries old. Passed down through the generations, these songs are links in a chain that connects the Jews known as Sephardim to Spain, from which they were expelled in 1492. When the Edict of Expulsion was handed down by Ferdinand and Isabella in March 1492, the Jews of Spain were given four months to prepare for exile. Thus ended fifteen centuries of Jewish settlement. Jewish culture flourished in Spain, intellectually, artistically and materially. Under Moslem rule especially, Jews had the freedom to persue a variety of professions and intellectual persuits. - Howard Bass|
[1] Los gayos empesan a cantar [2] Una hija tiene el rey [3] La prima vez [4] Puncha, puncha [5] A'har noghenim [6] Era escuro [7] Seu shearim [8] Esta montaña d'enfrente [9] Una pastora [10] Morena me llaman [11] Nani, nani [12] A la una yo nací [13] Scalerica de oro [14] Yo m'enamori |
[15] Dos amantes tengo la mí mama [16] Una matica de ruda [17] Los bilbilicos [18] Ir me quero [19] Hija mia [20] Durme, durme, hermozo hijico [21] Avre tu puerta cerrada [22] Noches, noches [23] Partos trocados [24] En la mar hay una torre [25] Esta Rachel la estimoza [26] Cuando el rey Nimrod [27] Adio, querida |
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