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Sephardic Experience, Vol. 2

 
Album Review: Sephardic Experience, Vol. 2

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Winsome Evans, director of Australia's Renaissance Players, offers a treasure trove of "endangered" early music. This ensemble brings near-forgotten music to life and documents it in this collection of Spanish-Jewish songs and Mediterranean dance tunes. The pieces cover the woes of exile, the lure of the siren, the moon, the sea, the fires of passion, the pangs of love, and the endless adoration of Yahweh. Period instruments or near-replicas are played in an authentically appropriate style. Vocal stylings and language follow the same "living history" guide. Rich beauty and the depth of the ancients' soul are vividly translated by this early music ensemble's expertise. It is a stimulating walk through an unheard, unseen, and unknown world -- a view across the chasm of Time. The Renaissance Players on this recording are: Winsome Evans, Benedict Hames, Llew Kiek, Mara Kiek, Melissa Irwin, Mina Kanaridis, Andrew Lambkin, Barbara Stackpool, and poetry reader Geoff Sirmai. Winsome Evans is to be highly praised for all she has catalogued so lovingly here for all to cherish; hopefully, far into the next millennium. ~ John Patterson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Haralambis Traditional The Renaissance Players (3:40)
La Sirena Traditional The Renaissance Players (4:20)
En la Mar Ay Una Torre Traditional The Renaissance Players (6:16)
Cunja Mija Traditional The Renaissance Players (4:26)
Siete AƱos Traditional The Renaissance Players (5:33)
Bandary Traditional The Renaissance Players (2:03)
Morenica Sos Traditional The Renaissance Players (4:19)
Por la Tu Puerta Traditional The Renaissance Players (5:42)
Yo Hanino Traditional The Renaissance Players (2:33)
Para Beri Traditional The Renaissance Players (2:38)
La Novia Entre Flores Traditional The Renaissance Players (3:55)
Kopanitsa Oro Traditional The Renaissance Players (2:57)
Have You Heard, My Friends? The Renaissance Players (4:04)
Dume, Durme Mi Angelico Traditional The Renaissance Players (4:21)

Credits

Eckart Rahn (Executive Producer), William Bowden (Digital Remastering), Winsome Evans (Arranger), Winsome Evans (Harp), Winsome Evans (Whistle (Human)), Winsome Evans (Producer), Winsome Evans (Psaltery), Winsome Evans (Gemshorn), Winsome Evans (Shawm), Winsome Evans (Pandereta), The Renaissance Players (Main Performer), Mara Kiek (Alto), Mara Kiek (Tamboura)
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