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Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
Introduction
It is November 15, 2016 and I am sitting in a car, driving on a mountain…
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:…
3. Hermanos mis queridos (Jacob Algava)
A song referring to the 1908 reenactment of the 1876 Ottoman constitution. It is an…
41. Los árboles llorosos (Çakum Effendi)
For notes on this extremely popular Judeo-Spanish song, see above no. 13. The last…
60. Noche de alhad (Elie Cohen)
A paraphrase of the first stanza of the piyyut Be-moza’ei yom menuhah, this traditional…
62. Cantes amargos (Isac Haim)
Considering its substantial documentation, it is evident that this song was very popular…
63. El parto feliz (Isac Haim)
Haim Effendi’s recording of this song (2008, CD IV, no. 12, from 1922) which we formerly…
2-7. El parto feliz
These are six versions of the most well-known copla de parida. A rather complete version…
35-36. La doncella moribunda
We open this section with two versions of a mourning song for a young maiden. The first…