● Sarband – 1994 – Sepharad. Songs of the Spanish Jews in the Mediterranean and the Ottoman Empire
● Country: Germany
● Genre: Sephardic / Hispano-Arabic / Medieval Folk
● Release Date: 1994
● Total Time: 50 min 46 sec
● Format: mp3 320 kbps / FLAC image + CUE + LOG + CD booklet scans with lyrics
● Size: mp3 138 MB, FLAC 253 MB (all incl. +5% recovery)

Tracklist:

Balkans and Ottoman Empire
1. Una ramika de ruda
2. A kasar el rey. – Anderleto
3. Morikos
4. Nani nani

Mediterranean
5. Quien huviesse tal ventura. – Gerineldo
6. Abenamar
7. La rosa enflorese

Preview / Предпрослушивание

Отличный альбом сефардских песен Балкан, Османской империи и Средиземноморья. На разных фирмах альбом выпускался с с разными обложками (см. ниже).

В переводе с персидского и арабского слово “Sarband” означает импровизированное объединение двух частей музыкального произведения. Vladimir Ivanoff основал группу в 1986 году. Буклет диска содержит много дополнительной информации на английском.
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This recording is subtitled “Living Traditions of the Orient” and is supposed to be followed up with “Medieval Spain and the Hispanic tradition.” The present recording reflects the dual diaspora: toward Turkey in the East, or remaining in the Western Mediterranean, and is reflected today in two distinct modern traditions.

And keep in mind that this music is distinctly modern. The opening track, for instance, is audibly influenced by the Turkish styles of Central Asia, i.e. completely post-Ottoman. There is a nice range of styles here, reflected both in the vocal tone and the instrumental accompaniment.