Mentesh Nachmias, Gypsy fiddler from Yaffo

[Yoel Epstein <yoel...>]

For those interested in Israeli ethnic music, there is a new CD released in 
Israel of Mentesh Nachmias, 85-year-old Gypsy fiddler from Yaffo.  Mentesh 
plays and sings songs in Ladino, Macedonian, and Esperanto, accompanied by his 
son Avi and other musicians from the Israeli rock scene.
Until this record, Mentesh was a musician of strictly local Yaffo renown.  
Following the release, Haaretz ran a feature about this remarkable musician, 
who came to Palestine more than 60 years ago.
The record is released in a joint venture by Adama and Hed Artzi.
Yoel Epstein