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...
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...
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...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This song criticizes the the custom of having to provide a bride with a large dowry, often exploited by grooms who are not worth it. The song was printed...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 This song criticizes the the custom of having to provide a bride with a large dowry, often exploited by grooms who are not worth...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This song tells the story of Florika - a charming and coquettish maid who flirts with the three generations of men in the house, finally marrying the youngest. By...
From Merendjenas, Orit Perlman, 2023 This song tells the story of Florika - a charming and coquetish maid who flirts with the three generations of men in the house, finally marrying the youngest. By duo...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 This song tells the story of Florika - a charming and coquetish maid who flirts with the three generations of men in the house,...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This song criticizes the free ways of modern women. It's melody and refrain are borrowed from “La Madelon”, a popular French World War I song about a lively girl...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. One of the few romansas with a practical role in the wedding ritual, traditionally sung in Saloniki by the women of the bride’s family, friends, and neighbors during the...
From Arboleras vol. 1 - Sephardic cancionero and coplas oral tradition,1996 This is a song of good advice to the Bar Mitsvah boy as he grows into manhood: to be hard working and an early...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This is a song of good advice to the Bar Mitsvah boy as he grows into manhood: to be hard working and an early riser; he should take care...