Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1188/3 This is a translation of a Hebrew beloved liturgical poem for the festival of Simchat Torah, when the completion of the annual reading of the Pentateuch is celebrated, and...
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...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5433/3 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 235, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. This wedding song weaves together several recurring themes: A reference to Song of...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc1215 In this copla, “El Parto Feliz” - The Happy Birth - the birth is portrayed as a communal celebration, filled with prayers and blessings for the entire congregation, honoring...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y 5977b /14,15 Referenced and notated in: El ciclo de la vida, pg. 109, Editorial Alpuerto, 2013 Susana Weich-Shahak. In this copla, which portrays the anguish of a woman in...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. In this copla, El parto feliz - The Happy Birth, emerges as a communal event, accompanied by prayers and blessings for the entire congregation, blessing the newborn and his...
From Arboleras vol. 3, Sephardic songs from the 20th century, 2000 The lyrics of this Sephardic song appeared in a collection first published in the newspaper La Trompeta, and later gathered in a notebook titled...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. This is a version of La doncella guerrera, The warrior maiden, which is widely spread across Spain and within the Sephardic diaspora. In all versions, a dialogue takes place...
From Ventanas Altas de Saloniki, 2013. The poem describes a playful encounter between a young woman and a young man, followed by a glimpse of lively social life among youths gathering to flirt, socialize, and...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y6486a/12 Referenced and notated in: En Buen Siman, Panorama del repertorio Musical Sefardi, pg. 174, Pardes Publishing House, 2006 The Charleston swept the 20th century and with it the Sephardic...