Fwd: new sephardic cd: "The Liturgy of Ezra Bessaroth"

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

I got this off the jewish-announce list. It looked quite interesting.

ari

>From: SteveBaral (at) aol(dot)com
>Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 22:16:07 EDT
>Subject: new sephardic cd: "The Liturgy of Ezra Bessaroth"
>
>Hazzan Isaac Azose To Release CD: "The Liturgy of Ezra Bessaroth"
>
>By Steven Baral
>
>On September 15, 1999, Hazzan Isaac Azose, of Seattle, WA will release his 
>first CD, "The Liturgy of Ezra Bessaroth". The double CD, which is previewed 
>on the internet at www.ezrabessaroth.org/pages/cd.html represents the 
>culmination of Hazzan Azose' 33 years of service to the Sephardic Rhodesli 
>Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, in Seattle, WA.
>
>The CD contains 63 tracks that represent a broad cross-section of the 
>traditional Judeo-Spanish Tefillah and include excerpts from the Daily, 
>Shabbat and Holiday Prayers. 17 of the tracks are sung in Ladino, as is the 
>custom of the Synagogue. The unique musical heritage reflects an unbroken 
>continued tradition from the Spanish Exile of 1492 until the present day, 
>which has been preserved only in Seattle and a few other cities in the world. 
>One of the aims of the CD is to further preserve this heritage for future 
>generations.
>
>Hazzan Azose was born in Seattle in 1930 and grew up in a home where Ladino 
>was spoken. Both his grandfathers  were rabbis in Turkey and the United 
>States. His Uncle, Rabbi Solomon Maimon, is the venerated leader of the 
>Seattle Sephardic Jewish Community. Hazzan Azose was brought up at the 
>Sephardic Bikur Holim Synagogue, founded by Jews from Turkey. The 
>Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, where Hazzan Azose has been Hazzan since 1966 
>was founded by Jews from the Island of Rhodes, in 1910.
>
>For information as to how to order the CD, which retails for $20 plus $3.20 
>shipping, please contact Steven Baral,  by e-mail: webmaster (at) 
>ezrabessaroth(dot)org
>
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