Rare Jewish Tango superbly sung in Yiddish & Spanish together with enchanting Sephardic ballads all evoking longing and loves of a bygone era - accompaniment and solo instrumentals on accordion, guitar, clarinet.

17 MP3 Songs
SPIRITUAL: Judaica, WORLD: Yiddish



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NOSTALGIA - JEWISH TANGO & SEPHARDIC MUSIC

TANGO SONGS SUNG IN YIDDISH AND SPANISH;
SEPHARDIC SONGS SUNG IN LADINO
Instrumental Solos by Accordion, Guitar, Clarinet

The Nostalgia concert was rebroadcast in part on Canadian National Radio
CBC Radio Two on November 12/06- âOur Musicâ

NOSTALGIA captures the darkness and the light â the immigrant longing for home, for love and for lost dreams through both Jewish Tango and Sephardic Songs. All music in this album, both vocal and instrumental, is by Jewish composers. The one exception is Piazzolla whose music was influenced by the New York Jewish neighborhoods where he lived as a child.

CANADIAN SOPRANO REBECCA LEVANT has just released her second CD of rarely performed Jewish music. Her debut CD âAni Maâamin/I Believe -Hebrew Yiddish & Sephardic Songs â is popular with world music lovers in North America and abroad (www.rebeccalevant.com).

A Cantorial soloist, Rebecca has performed in Canada and the U.S.A. Raised in an artistic Judaic milieu in Winnipeg, a distinguished stage career with an early role as âAnneâ in the Canadian premiere of the Diary of Anne Frank, Rebecca has received Canada Council and other theatrical awards. Her research on song repertoire has led to studies with renowned Sephardic specialists Ramon Tasat and Gerard Edery in the U.S.A., at the Jewish Music Institute in England with Shura Lupovsky and Adrienne Cooper, and at the International Banff Centre with jazz diva Sheila Jordan and Richard Armstrong.

Rebecca also works as a consultant in Community Development and Diversity. She leads Healing workshops for people of all faiths and ages using prayer, meditation and music. Her personal mission is to share the beauty of Jewish music with audiences of all cultures, and has been delighted to do so for Hindu, Moslem and Christian audiences.

JEWISH TANGO With melodies borrowed from Spanish gypsies, African slave rhythms, South American Indians and the working class cultures of European immigrants - Italians, Russian Jews, Poles, Germans - the Tango was born in the late 1880âs in Argentina and Uruguay. Carlos Gardel brought these melancholic songs to the ballrooms of Europe where they eventually influenced the music of the Ghettos of Poland and the New York Yiddish Theatre. This album showcases beautiful Tango songs written by Jewish composers with lyrics in both Spanish and Yiddish.

SEPHARDIC MUSIC The Sephardic songs, sung in Ladino (ancient Castilian Spanish) originated primarily from medieval Iberian Jews. When expelled from Spain, they brought their rich musical legacy â its Moorish elements and Spanish romances â to the Balkans, Western Europe and North Africa. The original melodies were often inspired by the new local settlements. This album contains Sephardic song versions from Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece as well as a modern Canadian setting.

INSTRUMENTALISTS

CLARINETIST IAN BURLEIGH is a graduate of the Peopleâs School of Arts in the Czech Republic. He was a member of numerous classical and jazz bands including the Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra and the Prague âJazz phonic Fiveâ both of which toured Europe.

ACCORDIONIST PENNY SANBORN excels in many styles of music - Tango, French Musette, Italian, Latin, Jazz, and Classical and has performed in Europe and Canada. She performs with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and has her own jazz trio.

CLASSICAL GUITARIST RALPH MAIER is in frequent demand as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician in Canada and abroad. He has recently completed a CD of twentieth-century guitar music that includes works by Brouwer, Duarte, Buhr, and the first recording of William Jordanâs Variations and Cadenzas.



REVIEWS (others in progress)

I was very pleased to present NOSTALGIA to the CBC Radio audience. Performances were authentic and especially colorful. - C. McClelland, CBC Radio Two producer

What a thrill it was to hear that you are using your vitality to sing such beautiful music. â Rabbi Jordan Goldson, Scottsdale Arizona

Congratulations for your fantastic performance during the "Nostalgia" concert, it was wonderful.- Italian Consulate