Re: Sephardi Sh'ma (was Re: Governess, one last time)

[Joel Bresler <jbresler...>]

Definitely NOT on the disk. Too bad; there's plenty of room for it.

Anyone know the ladino equivalent for "shande"?

Joel

At 03:23 PM 12/4/98 -0500, you wrote:
>The Sh'ma wasn't performed by Ofra Haza.  It was chanted by the chazzan and
>congregation in the synagogue scene.  If it didn't make it onto the CD,
>it's a real shande (shame).  I was pleased that whoever was the musical
>advisor had the knowledge and derekh erets (respect) to use "adoshem
>elokeynu" instead of the actual name of God.
>
>So, will the real musical advisor please stand up?
>
>We may have to wait for the video of this film to be able to hear it at home.
>
>gut shabbos,
>
>Joe
>
>At 12:02 PM -0500 12/4/98, Joel Bresler wrote:
>>HI, Joe. I have not seen the movie, and so can't comment. Can someone else?
>>
>>The liner notes are exactly what you'd expect - no explanation of sources,
>>no credit to the performing artists from whom they learned the music
>>(except, possibly, the Burning Bush), no identification of songs (i.e.,
>>Cuando El Rey Nimrod is labeled Purim Dance."
>>
>>If Haza does a version of the Sh'ma, it certainly did register. There is no
>>spoken version of it.
>>
>>Shabbat shalom,
>>
>>Joel
>>
>>At 11:56 PM 12/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>But does the CD have the Sh'ma from the opening scene?  I'd buy it just for
>>>that.  I'd still like to know how authentic it is though.
>>>
>>>Zayt gezunt (be healthy),
>>>
>>>Yosl (Joe) Kurland
>>>The Wholesale Klezmer Band
>>>Colrain, MA 01340
>>>voice/fax: 413-624-3204
>>>http://www.crocker.com/~ganeydn
>>>
>>>At 3:47 PM -0500 12/3/98, Joel Bresler wrote:
>>>>OK, I've bought and listened to the CD. The complete, identifiable songs
>>>>are: Cuando el rey nimrod (Instrumental), La Serena (vocal by Ofra Haza),
>>>>Adio, Querida (ditto), and "Yo m'enamori d'un aire" (instrumental.) The
>>>>instrumentals are in quasi-early music style.
>>>>
>>>>The soundtrack also has fleeting fragments of other songs, as well as Haza
>>>>doing some atmospheric wordless vocals. The latter style is interesting to
>>>>me - it's deracinated, almost a copy of a copy. It's not Haza doing Fifty
>>>>Gates of Wisdom or Najma doing Qareeb or Loreena McKennitt or Clannad on
>>>>their Celtic-inflected disks. Instead, it's a pop version of what "ethnic"
>>>>or "world" music might sound like.
>>>>
>>>>IMHO, anyway!
>>>>
>>>>Joel
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>Joel Bresler
>>250 E. Emerson Rd.
>>Lexington, MA 02420 USA
>>
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>
>
>


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