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Haim Effendi
In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime…
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Alberto Hemsi
Born in Kasaba, Turkey. Studied music in Izmir, and later in Milan. Worked as musical…
An Early Twentieth-Century Sephardi Troubadour
This production features recordings by early 20th century Turkish cantor Haim Effendi.…
Moshe Cordova
Moshe Cordova
Composer, singer, ‘ud and piano player Moshe Cordova (b. Edirne,…
Eastern Mediterranean Judeo-Spanish Songs
Study and commentaries: Rivka Havassy and Edwin Seroussi
Research collaborators:…
15. Cinco años ya va hacer (CES)
One of the widespread Judeo-Spanish songs of the early twentieth century that…
44. ¿Por qué no cantáis la bella? (Çakum Effendi)
This song consists of two lines of ¿Por qué no cantáis la bella? (CMP J4), a rare…
58. La despedida (Isaac Algazi)
The author of this song, Dr. Maimon Levy, was an ophthalmologist, native of Corfu, who…
59. La reina de la gracia (Isaac Algazi)
This is a love song in makam Nihavent and usul Devri Hindi (7/4). The poem was written…
Isaac Levy
Isaac Levy was born in Manisa near Izmir to a Sephardic Jewish family. At the age of…