Re: Klezmer and sephardic music

[Joel Bresler <jbresler...>]

Thanks, Josh, great feedback.

The only Ladino recordings I know of this song are by the 
(semi-over-the-top) group Charming Hostess and a considerably more sedate 
version on Kantes Djudeo-Espanyoles del Proyekto Folklor de Kol Israel. 
There are a couple of other songs that may be the same title but I can't 
research them right now.

  I'd be happy to hear of more recorded examples.

Best,

Joel

At 12:44 AM 1/20/00 +0100, you wrote:
>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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