Re: Turkish music

[Bob Wiener <wiener...>]

May this item be purchased in the U.S.?  I couldn't quite figure out how to
place an order at the website below, but it seems that shipping would cost
me $22.05.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Ginsburgh" <judy (at) jewishentertainment(dot)net>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:31 PM
Subject: Turkish music


> I was just sent a copy of a CD that is so unique, I have to share.  It is
> called Yahudije (the name for the Ladino language of the Jewish people in
> Ottoman times).  The CD presents Ladino repertoire that deals with urban
> music from Istanbul, Izmir, Thessalonika, and Jerusalem.  The songs have
> been extensively researched by Hadass Pal-Yarden who is a singer and a
> doctoral student of Ethnomusicology.  She has painstakingly researched
these
> songs and preserved 14 of them on this CD in as authentic form as possible
> using mostly Ottoman instruments and the typical clear, ornamental vocal
> style of this music.  Not only is the music on the CD lovely and an
> historical record, but it comes with a book which contains 160 pages of
> educational material about each song, its style, background, audio
archival
> sources, bibliography and discography).
>
> For anyone who is a world music collector, lover of Sephardic music or
> someone who just wants to learn more about this music, this CD is a must
> have for your collection.  I will be posting a review at
> www.jewishentertainment.net     You can find out more about the disc by
> visiting www.kalan.com.
>
> Judy :)
>
> Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Professional Singer
> 1999 Louisiana Professional Artist of the Year!
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sylvia Schildt" <creativa (at) charm(dot)net>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 6:20 PM
> Subject: why you gotta come to the conference
>
>
> HERE¹S WHY YOU GOTTA COME TO
> THE YIDDISH CONFERENCE IN BALTIMORE
> SEPTEMBER 4, 5, 6, 7
>
>
> 1. Your friends and colleagues will be there.
> Henry Sapoznik, Yale Strom, Lori Cahan-Simon (with Steven Greenman and
Walt
> Mahovitch in tow) they¹re coming, plus Shira and Ken Richmond, the FISH
> Street Klezmer Duo of Klezmaniacs fame, plus our own local Charm City
> Klezmer, Baltimore Klezmer Orchestra. Cantor Allan Berman will do Zmiros
and
> Chasidic nigunim after the Shabes dinner and conduct Sabbath services. And
> the incredible Avi Albrecht will sing Yiddish on Saturday night. The trio
> from Philadelphia ­ Sender Botwinik, Sherm Labovitz and Marvin Weinberger
> will close with a concert of beautiful Yiddish art and theater songs on
> Sunday morning.
>
> 2. The networking¹s great.
> Many of the attendees are leaders of US and Canadian Yiddish clubs AND
major
> Yiddish events. In fact, the MC of the Talent Cabaret is none other than
> wunderkind Mitch SMOLKIN, director of the ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL in Toronto.
>
> 3. You can learn a great deal about today¹s world of Yiddish.
> There will be 28 workshops by a who¹s who of teachers, academics, writers,
> poets, scholars, activists, web magazine editors, performers.
>
> 4. You¹ll learn about the newest books and cd¹s, attend a showing of Yale
> Strom¹s new film, ³L¹Chaim, Comrade Stalin², and a whole lot more. Sal
> Kluger of Simkha Sales will be running his shop of Yiddish and Klezmer
> goodies.
>
> So come on down. For particulars and to download a registration form,
visit
> fishl kutner¹s site ­ www.derbay.org.
> Baltimore¹s the place to be this September. Kumt, kinderlekh, kumt.
>
> Sylvia Schildt, Chair
> 8th World Conference, IAYC
> Baltmore Maryland   410  298 4765   creativa (at) charm(dot)net
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