Ladino

Arriving three years after Israeli singer Yasmin Levy’s previous album, Libertad exudes careful craft and consideration. She’s now including a greater ratio of original material, and these arrangements are very elaborate. Much of this recording has an aura of intimate communication, yet its sound is considerably expanded, with contributions from The Strings Orchestra Istanbul. Producer Ben Mandelson harnesses these forces, fine-tuning them, and directs a further roster of guests. Throughout, Levy refines her fusions. Flamenco is her foundation style, but across it she smears elements from Argentine tango and Portuguese fado. Three songs are delivered in Levy’s Ladino tongue, the rest in pure Spanish, but two are translations of songs from Turkey.

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Classical / Choral / Early Music / Medieval

La celebración del milenio granadino no podía haber sido puesta en mejores manos: Jordi Savall, al frente de sus ya míticos conjuntos y con un importante refuerzo de artistas vinculados a la música árabe, recreará el ambiente de la ciudad desde su fundación hasta su incorporación a la corona castellana casi cinco siglos después. De la fundación del Reino de Granada, expansión y esplendor del al-Andalus, hasta su incorporación al Reino de Castilla y León.

“There’s a lot of great Jewish holiday music out there, and we were listening to one of our favorite world music programs during the holidays. That’s when it occurred to us that we could do our own Khanike album, one that reflects our interests and highlights Yale’s extraordinary arrangements and compositions, with music that could be enjoyed by a wide range of listeners, from little kids to serious music appreciators. And it provided a perfect opportunity for an idea that we had been discussing for some time- an entire album arranged for vocals and strings. It also gave us a perfect opportunity to join forces with Sara and David, whom we met through the Mark O’Conner Strings Camps; Amos; and Alex from the Hausmann Quartet. We wanted the repertoire to present a sense of how Khanike was and is celebrated by different cultures around the world. The Ladino songs were traditionally sung by women in the kitchen as they prepared for the holiday…”