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The Gibraltar Suite – A Song Cycle of Sephardic Melodies
… In June 2004, Lazarus performed with his grandfather Hazzan Beniso an orchestral suite he wrote for chamber ensemble, classical guitar and cantor as part of the tercentennial celebrations of British Gibraltar. His concert was one of three official musical events of the summer; the other two …
Yigdal for the Second Evening of Sukkoth: Three Versions
… See the biography of James Levy. … 47 … 7 … 40444 … Canada … From the collection of James Levy … Sephardim … Spanish Morocco … … … מרוקו … Western Sephardic … James Levy … Yigdal for the Second Evening of Sukkoth: Three Versions …

Bendigamos
… is an exceptional Jewish song in Spanish, a paraphrase of the grace after the meals (especially for the Three Festivals) set to the traditional Portuguese tune of …

From Destruction to Rebuilding in the Iberian Peninsula
… This article touches upon the Ninth of Av qinot (dirges), as sung at the Nefutsot Yehuda synagogue in Gibraltar, through a study of three musical examples from the community repertoire and the …
28-30. Licencia para la novia
… Three versions of this theme are included in this collection, one from Rhodes and two from Bulgaria. The first one refers to the bride’s farewell from all members of her family, …
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 second from the Island of Rhodes. Each version comprises …
7–9. Las prendas de la novia
… We include in this collection three versions of this complex accumulative song drawing on … strophe introduces a new simile describing each part of the bride’s body and then all the former similes are repeated in inverse order. …
38-40. El regateo de las consuegras
… These are three variants of a serial song performed at the dowry’s exhibition. The song is formulated as a debate between the two …
Abrimes, galanica (Todos son inconvenientes)
… asks to be let in to his beloved’s house. In response, the bride informs him of the dangers that this move would pose: the risk of being … off the light, steal the needle or hide the pen). The first three lines, “Abridme galanica...” becomes a sort of …

Ki Eshmera Shabbat: Three Versions
… See the biography of James Levy. … 47 … 7 … 40362 … Canada … From the collection of James Levy … Sephardim … Spanish Morocco … … … Western Sephardic … James Levy … Ki Eshmera Shabbat: Three Versions …