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- From: Karol Harding <kharding...>
- Subject: MUSIC SOURCE FAQ
- Date: Fri 08 Jul 1994 19.02 (GMT)
Since so little is being done with this string, I am reposting
the following:
FAQ:SOURCES FOR SEPHARDIC MUSIC AND INFORMATION
DATE: 7/8/94
This FAQ is a summary of sources for Sephardic, and particularly
Ladino music. Please send corrections or additions to:
kharding (at) lamar(dot)colostate(dot)edu
**any listed prices must be verified with the supplier
RECORDED MUSIC:
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Alhambra Trio, "Judeo-Spanish Music". Isabelle Ganz, Mezzo-
soprano; George Mgrdichian, Oud; and Rosancord Morley, Vielle.
Recorded for Deutch Harmonium Murdi ReflexEmi. 777 West End Ave,
Suite 12b, New York, NY 10025. (212)749-2084.
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FROM: Judith Cohen: cassettes of Judeo-Spanish Medieval-
Traditional music
email: jcohen (at) epas(dot)utorento(dot)ca
FAX/PHONE: 416-533-2666
mail: 721 Euclid Ave. Toronto, Canada M6G 2V3
cassettes $12 ea & $1.50 shipping for 1st cassette, $1.00
additional
Video $45 + $5 shipping/handling
Reknown scholar of ladino music; collects many of her songs in the
field. She distributes & helps produce recordings by GERINELDO (4
diff. cassettes)
Includes many of the old Spanish ballads (Romance songs).
1) Con Viela y Mochila (w/vielle & backpack)
2) Primavera en Salonica: Canciones de los Sefardies 6 sus Vecinos
(springtime in Salonica: Songs/sephardim and their neighbors
3)"Dized', iay!, Trobadores": Medieval Monophonies:, songs of
medieval Spain, avail early 1994. in CD & cassette.
Also:
1) Chansons traditionalles judeo-espagnoles (Morocco)
2) De Fiestas y allegrais (Morocco; Salonica; Bosnia)
4) Morocco, Turkey & the Balkins
5) Video: "Ya Hasra: Que tiempos Aquellos" VHS 90 min.
(Moroccan Judeo-Spanish)
*Update 6/94:
GERINELDO has released its fourth CD/cassette, "En Medio de los
Caminos", Judeo-Spanish and Hebrew songs from Morocco and the
Eastern Mediterranean. Artists are the original four: Dr. Oro
Anahory-Librowicz, Director; Dr. Judith Cohen; Kelly Sultan Amar
and Solly Levy; with guest artist Charly Edry on violin, oud and
percussion. To order, contact Dr. Judith Cohen.
Judith Cohen and her 8-year-old daughter Tamar recently recorded a
full-length concert for Radio Canada's French network, "Dans mon
chemin j'ai rencontre". The concert includes several Judeo-Spanish
songs from Morocco and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Lucie Skeaping and the Burning Bush, "Raisins and Almonds",
Jewish songs from the Ashkenazi and Sephardi traditions, CD
1991 Saydisc Records, Chipping Manor, The Chipping, Wotton-Under-
Edge, Glos. GL12 7AD, England. TEL: dursley (0453) 845036
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Lolik Vehaguitara (Lolik & the Guitar) Kantes Djudeo Espaniyoles"
Singing, music and arr. by Lolik Levy, Sirkin 6, Givatayim
53294, Israel. In Israel the cassette sells for 20 NIS.
If ordered from abroad, send $10 and postage.
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"Judaeo-Spanish Ballads and Songs of Love". CD. Sung by Raphael
Yair
Elnadav. Accompanied by Salonika Trio. Arr. by R J Neumann.
1993 Leisure Time Music, POB 1516, Boynton Beach, Florida 33425.
Also available from Israel Music, 36 Hagefen Street, Neve-Monoson
60986, Israel. TEL: 972-3-5337730. FAX: 972-3-5338207.62 NS
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"Jewish Ladino Songs from the Golden Century". Songs by Suze
Ouziel,ruhama Raz, Ron Shuval, Leor Yari, Ron Shuval ad Efrat
Carmon, Guela Noni, Efrat Carmon Tsarum and Lh\ahakat Kutonet
Pasim. (The group "The Multicolored Coat")
Hataklit Ltd., 21 Betzalel St, Ramat Gan 52521. TEL: 03-5758066
ORDER FROM: Hed Artzi (1973) Ltd., 3 Hahilazon St. Ramat Gan,
Israel. TEL: 972-3-5752020.
Also available from Israel Music. TEL:972-3-5337730.
FAX:972-3-5338207.62 NIS
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FROM The Musical Offering (Berkeley, CA.) 1-800-466-0211
OR Tower Records 1-800-648-4844
OR Songbird Music, 271 Tamarisk Court, Walnut Creek CA 94598-3629
510-938-4003
L. Pomerantz; Wings of Time CD $15, cass $10
Jewels of the Sephardim CD $15, cass $10
Both include lyrics and translations
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FROM Ladyslipper, Inc., PO Box 3124-R, Durham, NC 27715.
TEL ORDERS: 800-634-6044, FAX 919-682-5601, INFO 919-683-1570
Ladyslipper is a feminist music distributor, featuring
recordings made primarily by women. They stock some klezmer music,
also:
-Adrienne Cooper/Irena Klepfisz/Partisans of Vilma (Songs of WW II
Jewish Resistance). Cass $9.98, CD $15.98
-Hanna Tiferet Siegel - The Healing Circle/Refuah Shleyma (Jewish
feminist mystic)
cassette $9.98
-Koleet - A Celebration of Jewish Folk Music (Ladino, Yiddish,
russian, Hebrew, and Yemenite.) cassette $9.98.
-L. Pomerantz: Jewels of the Sephardim, cassette $9.98, CD $15.98
-Linda Hirschhorn:
Gather Round; songs of celebration and renewal cassette $9.98
Roots and Wings. cassette $9.98, CD $15.98
Songs for Shabbos cassette $7.98
-Margot Stein Azen, "Create out of nothing" cassette $9.98, CD
$11.98
-Miriam Dvorin, "Grandma Sout: Yiddish Songs cassette $9.98
They also have all recordings by Voice of the Turtle and Ofra
Haza.
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FROM Tara Publications, 29 Derby Avenue, Cedarhurst, N.Y. 11516
TEL: 516-295-2290, FAX 516-295-2291
Owned by Vevel Pasternak, Tara Pub. has all types of Jewish
music, both written
transcriptions and recorded music. If Vevel doesn't have it, you
probably don't need it anyway. Ladino music includes:
-"From Toledo to Jerusalem", a 1 hour video narrated and sung in
Ladino, and recorded around the world on location. Great stuff!
$34.95
-L. Pomerantz: Wings of time, Jewels of the Sephardim. cass
$10.98, CD $17.98
-Ravel - Melodies Hebraiques/Hemsi-Coplas Sefardies. sung by Mira
Zakai. Bookcassette $14.98, CD $17.98
-Ofra Haza, "Yemenite Songs" $17.98
-Voice of the Turtle, including some older recordings:
Cassette only: Time of singing is come, Small Miracles, Coat of
many Colors
CD & CASS: Circle of Fire, Music of the Spanish Jewish of
Turkey, ..of Morocco,
& Balkan Vistas.
-By Chaim Parchi, trad. & original z'mirot for the Sabbath
celebration:
Likrat Shabbat, Songs for Friday Night, Songs for Sabbath day
Songbooks:
-The Ladino Songbook -Paperback $19.95, cassette $10.98
-Flory Jagoda Songbook - Ladino songs from the Bosnian musical
tradition. A real treasure!
Hardbound $21.95, cassettes $10.98: Kantikas Di Mi Nona, Memories
of Sarajevo, and Flory Jagoda and family.
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FROM Jewish Music Distribution, PO Box 2268, Hendon, London NW4
3UW, England. TEL & FAX: 081-203-8046. (International +44-81-203-
8046). UK/EC customers must add VAT.
-Voices from Sepharad, 3 col. video & book. PAL. 100 pounds
sterling.
-Joel Cohen and Boston Camerata, "Musique Judeo-Baroque, Rossi-
Saladin-Grossi"
-Boston Zamir Chorale, "Sepharad '92".
-Fortuna, "La prima vez, Kantes djudeos-espanyoles". (from Brazil)
-Accentus Ensemble fur Fruhe Musik, "Sephardische Romanzen Musik
der Spanischen Juden um 1500".
-Clara Amando sings Sephardic songs from Bulgaria". 8.95
Artist & title---------------------------FORMAT
-Accentus: Sephardische Lieder CD
-Alhambra: Art of Judeo Spanish song CD & Cassette
-Armando: Sefarad 92 Cassette
-Atlan: Romances Sefardies CD
-Azen: Judeo Spanish Tetuan - Oran 3 CD
-Behar: Sephardic Sabbath Chants Book
-Ben Soussan: sefarad 92 Cassette & CD
East & West/Spirit & Song ...CD
-Bevis marks: Sephardi Melodies Cassette
-Cardozo: Sel. Sephardic chants ...........cassette & book
Sephardic songs of praise cassette & 2 books
-Castel: Ladino songbook book
Sefarad songs cassette
-Elnadav: Ladino folksongs ................CD & cassette
-Engel: Chansons Judeo-Espagnols CD
-Esim: Sephardic Songs from Turkey ....... cassette & CD
-Fortuna: La Prima Vez CD
-Frankel: Sep. songs of love and hope CD & cassette
Stairway of Gold.................CD & cassette
-Gaon: Ladino ballads CD & cassette
Pesach songs sephardic cassette
Sabbath songs sephardic cassette
-Jogada & family: La Nona Kanta............cassette & CD
Flora Jagoda songbook book
Flory Kanmtikas di mi nona cassette
Memories of Sarajevo cassette
-Keinan-Orfi: Circle of Time ..............cassette & CD
-Lamandier: Romances 1, 1&2, 2.............cassette & CD
-La Rondinella: Songs of the Sephardim cassete & CD
-Los Pasaros: Kantikas 1,2,3...............cassette
Rika Kuriel cassette
-Mangrana: Sephardische Lieder ............cassette
-Mellul: Cassablanca Express cassette & CD
-Meisrow: Ladino songbook..................cassette
-Parchi: Holiday Songs Sephardic Heritage- book
-Parvarim: Judeo-Esp. Songs cassette
-Pasternak: Sephardic-oriental songbook book
-Perera: Encounter cassette
-L. Pomerantz: Jewels of Sephardim ........cassette & CD
Wings of time cassette & CD
-Rothstein: Cantos Judeo-Estabnoles CD
-Voice of the Turtle:
Balkan vistas-Spanish Dreams............CD & cassette
Bridges of Song CD & cassette
Circle of Fire CD & cassette
From Shores of the Golden Horn CD & cassette
-Western Wind: Mazel Bueno ................CD & cassette
-Rachel Musleah: Music of the Jews of Calcutta-Book & cassette
-Shaashmaqqam: Jewish music fr. Bukhara ...CD
-Amar: Oriental Cantorial works cassette
-Bney Teyman Group: Ahuv Libi..............cassette
Ahavat Hadassah........cassette & CD
-D. Buzaglo (various recordings)...........cassette & CD
Songs from my Father's House...video
-Yuval Taieb: Oriental Pyoutim.............CD
-Mordechai Buzaglo: Piy/my father's house- Video
-Chanson Judeo-Arabe: Lili Boniche.........CD
Line Monty CD
Raoul Journo CD
Rene Perez CD
Alice Fitousi CD
-Ovadia: Aneinu Avinu Aneinu...............cassette
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Transcontinental Music Publications, 838 Fifth Avenue, New
York, NY 10021-7064. (212)249-0100. FAX:212-472-8280.
1) Sid Rabinovitch, arr. "Mosaic of Jerwish Folksong".
Arrangements of Sephardic, Yemenite and Isreli Folk Melodies for
SATB with rehearsal keyboard.
2) Emanuel Rosenberg, "Shabbat Nusach S'fard (traditional
Sephardic Sabbath)".
Arrangements of Sephardic liturgical melodies for Sabbath eve
for Cantor, Choir and Keyboard.
3) Samuel Adler, arr. "L'chah Dodi (Come Meet The Bride)".
Sephardic Sabbath song arranged for Cantor, SATB, Keyboard, Flute.
4) Joshua Jacobson, arr. "Mi Zeh Y'maleil (I sing of the
Wonders of the Lord)". Sephardic Chanukah Song arranged for
Solo Baritone, SATB Divisi, Tof (drum), Tambourine, and rehearsal
Keyboard".
5) Ben Steinberg, "Adon Olam (Lord of All)". Arrangement of a
melody from the Isle of Djerba for Two Voices, Flute, Keyboard.
PUBLICATIONS:
"Sephardic Folklore: Exile and Homecoming", Special Issue of the
Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Review, Vol.15, no. 2, 1993; Guest
Editor Isaac J. Levy. Co-editor - Rosemary Zumwalt Levy.
Guy Haskell is General Editor. JFER is issued by the Jewish
Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society, with the
support of the Judaic and Near Eastern Studies Program, Oberlin
College. Guy Haskell, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern
Studies, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074.
$20 this issue; regular subscription $12 plus $3 overseas;
Institutional $20. It can be purchased from Guy Haskell at
Oberlin.
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Passy, "Sephardic Folk Dictionary". Can be ordered from the
author:
Al Passy, Editor Lashon, 9700 Monte Mar Drive, Los Angeles,
California 90035.
TEL:310-839-6831, FAX:310-839-6138. Until July 13 the price is
$25 (incl. $2
postage).
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Topic No. 13
- MUSIC SOURCE FAQ,
Karol Harding