Re: Raphael Yair Elnadav

[Noa Lachman <jmduk...>]

Yes, we sell his CD Ladino Folk Songs. I am not sure if I can get hold of 
the other recording, maybe Simon knows?

Yours

Noa
Jewish Music Distribution, UK


>From: Joel Bresler <jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Raphael Yair Elnadav
>Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 23:01:29 -0400
>
>Chevra:
>
>Are any of you familiar with Elnadav's recordings? I have his "Ladino Folk
>Songs", first released ca. 1961 and re-released a lot since then (but now
>seemingly out of print...Simon?) But I have not been able to obtain a copy
>of ", Sephardic prayer songs for the High Holy Days: Raphael Yair Elnadav,
>1980", on Caytronics.
>
>Elnadav was an extremely important figure in the Syrian Sephardic
>community, serving as cantor at Shaare Zion from 1959 to 1980. He is said
>to have had an exhaustive knowledge of both arab and Turkish maqamat.
>"Ladino Folk Songs" has western style arrangements, and he seems to be
>singing in the western ("a la Franka") style, except for something of a
>Middle East vocal production. My questions are like so: (1) Do folks agree
>with my characterization of "Ladino Folk Songs"? (2) Has anyone heard his
>Prayer Songs LP, and can you describe whether he is singing in an eastern
>style on that recording? (3) Has anyone heard both, and how does his
>approach differ, it at all, on the two?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide. If anyone can
>supply a tape of the 1980 recording and copies of the recording please
>contact me via private email.
>
>Best,
>
>Joel
>
>
>Joel Bresler
>250 E. Emerson Rd.
>Lexington, MA 02420 USA
>
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>
>

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