Re: Klezmer and sephardic music

[Joshua Horowitz <horowitz...>]

The Constantinople connection is the first place I'd look for the pot of
tunes used by both Sephardim and Ashkenazim. The Moskowitz tune Chasen
Senem (cymbalom) is none other than the Ladino song Mi demandas, which
in turn uses a Turkish folk melody. Moskowitz played at a hotel in
Constantinople for a few years, so its possible that's where he picked
it up.There are probably a lot of similar tunes like that, having as
their connecting point Constantinople. Josh


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