Composed during the Balkan War of 1912-1913. The theme develops around the pain a wife that looses her husband, or possibly a mother who looses her son, his name Yehuda sung in Hebrew.
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. Composed during the Balkan War of 1912-1913. The theme develops around the pain a wife that looses her husband, or possibly a mother who looses her son, his name...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 Composed during the Balkan War of 1912-1913. The theme develops around the pain a wife that looses her husband, or possibly a mother who...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 One of the first songs (composed by Beni Benayora, one of the first promoters of the new settlements) that tells of the difficulties of...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 Among the trades, this song presents a character: the whitewasher, who is an ironic figure, since the lyrics say: "The whitewasher has dirty arms...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This copla is likely influenced by late Midrashic sources, such as the Sefer HaYashar, which place Abraham’s birth in Ur Kasdim during the reign of King Nimrod, son of...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This is a fragment of a Romance La princesa y el bozagi - The Princess and the House Painter, a story depicting the many unreasonable demands a spoiled bride...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. The fires left a deep mark on the communities affected by the disaster; in the songs, there are numerous references to the events related to the destruction of Salonica....
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 The fires left a deep mark on the communities affected by the disaster; in the songs, there are numerous references to the events related...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5433/2 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 271-272, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. A song of parting of the bride from her family. This is a...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. From ‘Esther’, a musical play in three acts depicting the story of Purim, which articulates the plot via various operatic genres: recitativo, arias, duets and choruses. Some of its...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1402/31 This is one of the songs sung at the end of the Passover meal. It is a cumulative song which is performed at length, thus complying with the rabbinical...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This tells the Purim story of Haman and Mordechai. This was the first printed copla first published around the year 1700 and reprinted until 1923. The verses are in...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 6009d/18 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 155, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. A nonsense singsong used to choose the roles for a game. This...