Re: Sarah Aroeste

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

You know, I overspoke. What makes Aroeste's recording special isn't her 
voice, which is good, but not astounding. But the arrangements and the way 
that she has made the old sound fresh and new, are very very nice. But 
that's me - I'm not particularly a traditionalist. I just want to hear 
music that sounds good, and I'm always a sucker for things that sound like 
they belong in the here and now.

I think the rabbi that was on NPR with Aroeste last week nailed it when he 
said that when new work is created in an old language, it is a sign that 
the language is living. These aren't new songs (except for the 
only-a-century-old concept that the title track is "traditional Jewish 
Sephardic melody," perhaps ;-)), but the rhythms are very current from all 
over the sounds that we dance to today, and I think, very well done.

P.S. Yasmeen Levy I know of, but who is "Suzy"?

ari

At 03:45 PM 12/19/2003, you wrote:
>Consider also CDs by Yasmin Levy and Suzy. And for something _completely_ 
>different:
>
>Click on 
>http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AQVRV/qid=1070553878/sr=2-2/ref=sr_aps_prod_2_2/028-5801127-8719765
> 
>and select "Koenig Nimrod" for a fairly, umm, different version of "Cuando 
>el rey Nimrod."
>
>Happy Chanukkah all,
>
>Joel
>
>P.S. It's "Aroeste", for anyone trying to do a Google or other search.
>
>At 11:37 AM 12/19/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>>Aroeste is one of the really exciting voices - and really intelligent 
>>voices - doing interesting Jewish music right now. If Simon was going to 
>>carry hip, interesting slightly-edgy transforms of traditional Sephardic 
>>material, this is what I'd suggest. I'm going to give a few out this season.
>>
>>(Oh, right - KlezmerShack review at 
>>http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/aroeste/alauna/aroeste.alauna.html )
>>
>>ari
>>
>>At 11:19 AM 12/19/2003, you wrote:
>>>There was a nice NPR segment this morning on Sarah Aroste and her Ladino
>>>music.
>>>It's great that this is being covered in the national media.
>>>
>>>Judy
>>
>>
>>Ari Davidow
>>ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
>>list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>>the klezmer shack: http://www.klezmershack.com/
>
>
>
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