Ladino music - New!

[Karol Harding <kharding...>]

I've just rec'd the following two CD's and wanted to share them
with you.  Available from Simon at Hatikva.

FORTUNA - CANTIGAS 

Fortuna is a beautiful brazillian woman who has already released
one cd, LA PRIMA VEZ.  This new Cd, like her last, is well worth
the cost.  Her voice is beautiful, controlled, and very easy to 
listen to.  In addition, she has done extensive work to develop
a variety of ladino music, good instrumentation, and some of the
melodies are her own. 
FORTUNA can be contacted directly at:
 Fortuna Producoes Artisticas....tex/fax (011)826-4263
(If she ever tours where I can see a performance, I'll BE THERE!)

ESTHER LAMANDIER - ROMANCES

w/ Chant, harp, organ, epinette & viele
Esther Lamandier is a soprano and specialist in the written
adaptation of medieval repertoire...she performs several 
classic ballads plus la rosa enflorece, yo m'enamori, noches
buenas and more. The CD ends with some unusual chants from 
the orient (not ladino, but I'm not sure what language.)
Recorded by Alienor (Paris). A beautiful, but more operatic voice
than Fortuna.

BOTH CD's have booklets with lyrics in Ladino with translation
into French.


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                                | ...The moment one knows how, one begins
     CHALA THE JOYFUL DANCER    | to die a little. Living is a form of not
                                | being sure, of not knowing what next or
    (\o/)  (\o/)  (\o/) (\o/)   | how.....One leaps in the dark!
    (/|\)  (/|\)  (/|\) (/|\)   | -Agnes Demille, Dance Choreographer
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