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...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y6130b/51 Referenced and notated in En Buen Siman, Pardes, 2006, pg. 166 This song tells the story of Florika - a charming and coquetish maid who flirts with the three...
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,...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: NSA Yc 1188/6 Hablad mi madre, based on the liturgical poem composed in the 12th century by Rabbi Judah ibn Abbas of Fez, is chanted on Rosh Hashanah and in...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: NSA Y2059 Hablad mi madre, based on the liturgical poem composed in the 12th century by Rabbi Judah ibn Abbas of Fez, is chanted on Rosh Hashanah and in some...
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...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y6130/18 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 172, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. A song for the bride's ritual bath, typically filled with images of sensuality...
Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 147, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This rhyme is spoken by the parent to the young child, stressing the importance of learning. The text develops...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5977b/38 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 147, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This rhyme is spoken by the parent to the young child, stressing the...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: NSA Yc1096/13 Referenced and notated in: Romansero Sefardi de Oriente pg. 100 Editorial Alpuerto S.A. 2010 Susana Weich-Shahak This is a partial version of one of the few romansas with...
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...