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Gloria Levy, Sephardic Folk Songs

Label and Number: Folkways FW 8737
Format: LP
Year Released: 1958
City, State, Country Released: NY, NY, United States
Sephardic Songs:

Quando Veyo Hija Hermoza
Durme Hermoza Donzeya
Yo Se Un Mansevo Del Dor
Dame La Mano
La Vida Do Por El Raki
En Este Mundo
Fel Sharah Canet Betet Masha
A Tan Alta Va La Luna
Morenica
A La Una
Barmeenan!
Minush
Ven Hermoza
Diz Y Ocho Anos Tengo
Tres De La Noche
La Pastora
Arvolicos D'Almendra
Esta Montana
Fidanico De Yasimin
Arvoles Yoran Por Luvias
Galanica

Why this recording appears on our home page

This first commercial LP release of of Ladino songs had an enormous impact on folk performers and their audiences. Ms. Levy learned the songs from her mother Emilie, who had grown up in Alexandria. She performed them in a Westernized "folk song" style.

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