Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5773/5 From Cantares y Romances Tradicionales Sefardies de Marruecos, 1991 In this rare Bar mitsvah song, the son asks his parents for a special room to study in. This version...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5773 This copla is typical of the Sephardic repertoire of northern Morocco. Its theme is the figure of Queen Esther, whose intelligence and beauty convinced King Ahasuerus to save the...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5627a/28 Referenced and notated in: Moroccan Sephardic Romancero, pg. 106, Gaon Books, House, 2018 Susana Weich-Shahak. The romance tells the story of the rape of the noble Roman lady Lucretia...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5627a/19 Referenced and notated in: Moroccan Sephardic Romancero, pg. 174, Gaon Books, House, 2018 Susana Weich-Shahak. This romance from North Morocco, La reina adúltera ("The Adulterous Queen"), recounts the story...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5627a/24 Referenced and notated in: Romancero Sefardi de Marruecos, pg. 240, Editorial Alpuerto, Pardes Publishing House, 2018 Susana Weich-Shahak. Polo, sunk in melancholy, meets a page who reveals a scandal...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5627a/10 Referenced and notated in: Romancero Sefardi de Marruecos, pg. 70, Editorial Alpuerto, Pardes Publishing House, 2018 Susana Weich-Shahak. This ballad tells the story of Amnon, King David's son, the...