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8-11. El nacimiento de Abraham- version 4: Cuando el rey Nimrod
The earliest written version available of this hagiographic copla appears in a late…
La reina tiene dolores (La mala suegra)
The opening verses of this romance, depicting the pains of a pregnant woman, are the…
Nani quere el hijo (La mujer engañada)
This lullaby is a romance about a deceived wife (Armistead 1978: topic L13). The mother…
Ahí, ahí, a los campos (Los campos de la boda + El novio desprendido + El peral de las peras)
The first two strophes belong to a series of parallel stanzas about the bride in the…
Levantáivos el parido (1a)
A circumcision song about the father and mother of the newborn. The father, still asleep…
11-13. La llamada a la morena + El vestido de la novia + La nave por partir + Las flechas del amor
Many Sephardic cantigas consist of unrelated strophes linked by a common thread and sung…
El buen viar (El baile del cereal)
A cumulative song used as a dance at wedding feasts. This song is formulated as a series…
24-26. El amor en Venecia + La licencia de la novia + Lo que conviene a la casada
We present three versions of this song. The first and third ones are from Izmir and the…
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues
Jews in Gibraltar and the music of their synagogues: An introduction
Introducing the…
Abraham Beniso
Hazzan Abraham Beniso was born in Gibraltar, on January 21, 1923. During World War ІІ he…