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Discography

Label / Number	Artist	Title
Odeon 46132	Algazi, Salomon	Soufriendo
Odeon 46133	Algazi, Salomon	En la soledat de la Notchada
Odeon 46134	Algazi, Salomon	Mori yo di amor
Odeon 46135	Algazi, Salomon	Nuoce bouena
Odeon 46136(?)	Algazi, Salomon	Ach ninia sin piedad
Odeon 46279	Algava, Jacob	Madam Gaspard si choi al Tcharschi
Odeon 46280	Algava, Jacob	Todos koran para ver a Niyazi i Enver Bey
Odeon 46282	Algava, Jacob	Los eros Niyazi i Enver Bey
Odeon 46283	Algava, Jacob	Agora van bouschkando mansevikos hormozoss
Odeon 46284	Algava, Jacob	Non mi dess tanta affrission
Odeon 46285	Algava, Jacob	Arvoles d'Almandra
Odeon 46286	Algava, Jacob	La Novia le disa al Novia
Odeon 54234	Beressi, Albert	Estudiante kidje esser
Odeon 54234	Beressi, Albert	Estudiante kidji ésser
Odeon 54237	Beressi, Albert	Indomi parla oria
Odeon 54238	Beressi, Albert	Ah Sarika Bré
Odeon 54326	Haim Effendi	Dourme dourme ermosa Donzeiia
Odeon 54339	Beressi, Albert	Jo me namori del aire d'una mujer
Odeon 54375	Haim Effendi	La Reina stava lavrando
Odeon 54379	Beressi, Albert	Dourme dourme ermoza donzea
Odeon 54393	Haim Effendi	Muero io de amor
Odeon 54415	Haim Effendi	La Rosa enfloresse
Odeon 54416	Haim Effendi	Avre tu puerta
Odeon 54418	Haim Effendi	La Espartission
Odeon 54421	Beressi, Albert	Tschakirika
Odeon 54422	Haim Effendi	Tonkinoise Espagnol
Odeon 54431	Haim Effendi	Venturoso mansevo
Odeon 54432	Haim Effendi	Carselero i piadoso
Odeon 54434	Haim Effendi	Magnana magnana
Odeon 54442	Haim Effendi	Dame la mano palomba
Odeon 54451	Haim Effendi	Im afes
Odeon 54453	Haim Effendi	Avlo con coradje
Odeon 54463	Haim Effendi	Maz ariva i maz ariva
Odeon 54467	Haim Effendi	Ah ninia jena di brillos
Odeon 54468	Haim Effendi	Barona vo azerte
Odeon 54469	Haim Effendi	A la una nassi io
Odeon 54470	Haim Effendi	Indome para Marsiglia
Odeon 54471	Haim Effendi	La palomba/Cuando salí de la Habana
Odeon 54472	Haim Effendi	Todo bueno tengo
Odeon 54473	Beressi, Albert	La morena
Odeon 54513	Haim Effendi	Alevantsch vos touroundja
Odeon 54528	Haim Effendi/Albert Beressi?	Avlar jo vos kero
Odeon 54532	Haim Effendi	Arvoles yoran por luvia
Odeon 54534	Haim Effendi	Al Dio alto
Odeon 54556	Haim Effendi	Eth Charé Razon
Odeon 54630	Haim Effende	Houriet Espagnol
Odeon 54667	Haim Effende	Los amigos me dan speranza
Odeon 54670	Haim Effende	Indome por mares altes
Odeon 83046-A	Haim Effendi	Arvoles yoran pour louvia
Odeon 83046-B	Haim Effendi	Al Dio alto
Odeon 83047-A	Haim Effendi	Alevantech vos tourundja
Odeon 83047-B	Haim Effendi	Et charé rasson
Odeon 83048-A	Haim Effendi	La Rosa enfloresse
Odeon 83048-B	Haim Effendi	Karselero ai piadoso
Odeon 83049-A	Haim Effendi	Muero lio di amor
Odeon 83049-B	Haim Effendi	Venturoso mansevo
Odeon 83050-A	Haim Effendi	La palomba
Odeon 83050-B	Haim Effendi	Dame la mano palambo
Odeon 83051-A	Haim Effendi	Avlo con coradje
Odeon 83051-B	Haim Effendi	La Espartission
Odeon 83052-A	Haim Effendi	Todo bueno tengo
Odeon 83052-B	Haim Effendi	Romance Espagnole, Majana
Odeon 83053-A	Beressi, Albert	Indomi parla oria
Odeon 83053-B	Beressi, Albert	Ah sarika bré
Odeon 83054-A	Haim Effendi	Ah ninia lüna de brilles
Odeon 83054-B	Haim Effendi	Barona vo azerte
Odeon 83055-A	Haim Effendi	A la una nassio
Odeon 83055-B	Haim Effendi	Indome para Marsiglia
Odeon 83056-A	Haim Effendi	As apes
Odeon 83056-B	Haim Effendi	Avre tou puerta
Odeon 83057-A	Haim Effendi	Dourme dourme ermoza donzela
Odeon 83057-B	Haim Effendi	La reina estava lavrando
Odeon 83058-A	Algava, Jacob	Non me dech tanta affrission
Odeon 83058-B	Algava, Jacob	Arvolez d'Almendra
Odeon 83059-A	Beressi, Albert	Estudiante kidje esser
Odeon 83059-B	Haim Effendi/Albert Beressi?	Avlar jo vos kero
Odeon 83060-A	Beressi, Albert	Jo me namori del aire d'una mujer
Odeon 83060-B	Beressi, Albert	Dourme dourme ermoza donzea
Odeon 83061-A	Algazi, Salomon	Soufriendo
Odeon 83061-B	Algazi, Salomon	Moro yo di amor
Odeon 83062-A	Algazi, Salomon	La soledad de la notchada
Odeon 83062-B	Algazi, Salomon	Nuoce bouena
Odeon A 190286	Vidalis, Giorgos and Rosa Eskenazi	Evreopoula
Odeon LA 202771a	Algazi, Isaac	Attikva
Odeon LA 202771b	Algazi, Isaac	Seou Siona Nes Vedeghel
Odeon LA 202772a	Algazi, Isaac	Seou Chearim
Odeon LA 202772b	Algazi, Isaac	Teromen Bath Rama
Odeon LA 202773a	Algazi, Isaac	Es Razon de Alavar
Odeon LA 202773b	Algazi, Isaac	Kidouch Chel Chavouoth
Odeon LA 202774a	Algazi, Isaac	Adonaï Chamahti
Odeon LA 202774b	Algazi, Isaac	Ohila La-El
Odeon LA 202775a	Algazi, Isaac	Adonaï, Adonaï El Rahoum
Odeon LA 202775b	Algazi, Isaac	Aïom Arath Olam
Odeon LA 202784a	Algazi, Isaac	Yichlah Michmaïm-Mafterim
Odeon LA 202784b	Algazi, Isaac	Elo Yichan-Mafterim
Odeon LA 202786a	Algazi, Isaac	Reyna de la Grasia
Odeon LA 202786b	Algazi, Isaac	Malanya Tripa di Madre

History

The International Talking Machine Company (Odeon) was the first company to institute a system of independent agents who worked with local artists to record local music. (Vernon, 1994.) By 1905 Odeon amassed a catalog of hundreds of Arabic, Greek and Turkish songs (Vernon, 1997b and private communication.) Commercial Sephardic recording began in 1906 or 1907 in Constantinople, when Salomon Effendi (Salomon Algazi) recorded Noche Buena for the Odeon Record company. Over the next six years Odeon released roughly two dozen double-sided Sephardic recordings, overwhelmingly in Judeo-Spanish rather than Hebrew. Their initial slate of recording artists included Jacob Algava, Albert Beressi, and the prolific Haim Effendi. These artists were supervised by the Julius and Herman Blumenthal, agents for Odeon (in Constantinople and Cairo), who later went on to found the first Turkish record label, Orfeon.

A full two decades later, Isaac Algazi recorded 14 sides (see the LA 202***series, above and here) while around the same time many of the earlier works were re-released by the American Odeon operation (see the 830** series, above and here.)