From Morenika Izmirlia - Judeo-Spanish songs from Smyrna, 2020 A song of parting of the bride from her family. This is a widely spread song in the congregations of Turkey, Saloniki, Sarayevo and Rhodes. This...
From Morenika Izmirlia - Judeo-Spanish songs from Smyrna, 2020 This wedding cantiga is sung as a blessing for the bride and groom, portraying the groom’s gifts and the bride’s graceful qualities in return.
From Merendjenas, Orit Perlman, 2023 This wedding cantiga is sung as a blessing for the bride and groom, portraying the groom’s gifts, with an interesting emphasis on types of shoes, and the bride’s beauty and...
From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018. In Morocco, one of the favorite pastimes for girls and young women was the matesha, a swing made from a rope tied either to the...
From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018. This Romance is used as a wedding song in Tangier despite its theme of adultery. The song blends secular and para-liturgical elements, incorporating blessings from...
From Arboleras Vol. 2 - Romances Sefardies Tradicion Oral This Romance is used as a wedding song in Tangier despite its theme of adultery. The song blends secular and para-liturgical elements, incorporating blessings from Psalms...
From Decile a mi Amor, Judeo-Spanish songs from Tetuan, 2018. In this renewed version of three wedding songs, a steady percussion rhythm replaces the traditional continuous beat, which is usually accompanied by a single castanet...
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 Kanta Gayiko, Judeo-Spanish songs from Bulgaria, 2025 Orit Perlman: voice Yarden Erez : ud, guitar, gumbush; violin, keyboard and arrangements Zeev Yaniv : darbuqa, sonaja, bendir, cajón This song reflects a mother’s ruminations about...
From Arboleras Vol. 2 - Romances Sefardies Tradicion Oral "The Husband in Disguise" (El Marido Disfrazado), a ballad preserved among the Sephardic Jews of Alcazarquivir, Morocco. In the story, the mother-in-law tests her daughter-in-law’s fidelity...
From Arboleras - De las altas mares, Ecos Sefardies de la isle de Rodas, cd 2, 2009 This is a song for a bride's ritual bath, typically laden with mages of beauty and sensuality.