Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y5238/26 This copla, which serves a paraliturgical function, is traditionally sung at home around the table during the holiday of Tu Bishvat. It offers a charming portrayal of various flowers,...
Song for Havdala asking for health and joy, life for children as well the performing the rituals of naming of the girl, circumcision of the boy and the laying of the tefilim (allusive to the...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement:Y5756b/16 Referenced and notated in: Romancero Sefardi de Marruecos, pg. 103, Editorial Alpuerto, Pardes Publishing House, 2018 Susana Weich-Shahak. The ballad is found only in the Sephardic tradition of Morocco. It...
This song, as many other North Moroccan wedding songs, is often sung consecutively with other songs in a continual rhythm accompanied by a single castanet.
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Y7888/2 This a a humorous and festive copla from North Morocco, celebrating the downfall of Haman and the joy of the Jewish people. Haman here is the protagonist, foreseeing all...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: 5773/30 Referenced and notated in: Romancero Sefardi de Marruecos pg. 111, Editorial Alpuerto, Pardes Publishing House, 2018 Susana Weich-Shahak. This is the North Morrocan version of a Romansa centered on...
Jerusalem National Sound Archives placement: Yc5540 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...