Judy Frankel

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1. A la nana 2. A la una yo naci 3. Adio querida 4. Alta alta va la luna 5. Arvoles lloran por luvias 6. Arvolicos d'almendra 7. Avram avinu 8. Ay Sarica bre 9. Bendigamos 10. De boca del Dio 11. Durme hermo hijico 12. Durme hermoza donzella 13. Durme mi angelico 14. El anxugar 15. El decolte 16. El Dio alto

17. En la mar 18. Encanto mavi 19. Fiestaremos 20. Gerineldo 21. Hanuka 22. La comida la mañana 23. La donzella 24. La vida es un pasaje 25. Los bilbilicos 26. Me siento alegre 27. Mi caza 28. Morena 29. Morenica 30. Nanni hijo hermozo 31. O mis hermanos 32. Primavera en Salonico

33. Primo Rabi 34. Puncha la rosa 35. Rosa castilla 36. Sarajevo de oro 37. 'Scalerica De Oro Scalerica De Oro (mp3) 38. Shabat 39. Tres de la noche 40. Tres hermanicas 41. Una hija tiene el rey 42. Una mantica de ruda 43. Una matica de ruda 44. Una noche al lunar 45. Una pastora yo ami 46. Una tarde de verano 47. Yo m'enamori d'un aire 48. Yo s'un mancevo del dor 49. Yohay el chico

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Tresoro Sephardis (jfr-9804 -1998)

1. Una Pastora Yo Ami (I Loved A Shepherdess) 3:00
2. Arvolicos D'almendra (Almond Tree) 2:14
3. Durme, Hermoza Donzella (Sleep, Beautiful Damsel) 3:16
4. Los Bibilicos (3:25)
5. Tres Hermanicas (4:50)
6. La Vida Do Por El Raki (2:36)
7. Puncha, Puncha
8. A La Una (3:20)
9. Una Mantica De Ruda (A Sprig Of Rue) 2:10
10. UNA TARDE DE VERANO (4;25)
11. UNA NOCHE AL LUNAR (4:03)
12. LA COMIDA LA MAÑANA

"TRESOROS SEPHARDIS" is a compilation CD of traditional, secular Sephardic songs in Judeo-Spanish. The 12 tracks come fiom my three previously-recorded albums of this repertoire. The brief liner-notes are written in standard Spanish to help forge the historic connection between the Hispanic and Jewish cultures. The purpose of this recording is twofold: to introduce this genre of music before the Judeo-Spanish-speaking Sephardim throughout the world have all passed on. Their 500 year-old tradition of orally transmitting language and song, from generation to generation is rapidly dwindling. Hopefully, hearing these songs will awaken the listener's curiosity enough to lead him to seek out these tradition-bearers in order to hear this ancient dialect of spanish first-hand and to explore the recordings of Sephardic singers like Flory Jagoda, Henriette Azen, Los Pasharos etc.

The second reason for creating this album has to do with the Spanish Inquisition and the Crypto-Jews. Many Spanish Jews went into hiding during the 14th and 15th centruies in Spain, pretending to be Christians while continuing to practice Judiasm secretly. These Conversos (often and unfortunately referred to as marranos) tried desperately to follow Jewish customs, and to teach their children. Now, after more than 500 years, their (mostly Catholic) descendants are dispersed world-wide. With the current interest in geneology, many Hispanics are discovering that their ancestors were anusim. (The Hebrew word anusim, meaning ‘forced ones’, is more commonly used today than marranros, a Spanish word for ‘swine’.) Often after my concerts, a Spanish-speaking person will come up and tell me privately that he feels a mysterious connection with the Jewish people, later discovering that his ancestors had actually been Spanish Jews or anusim!

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'Scalerica De Oro (Stairway Of Gold)

1. Una Pastora Yo Ami (I Loved A Shepherdess) 3:00
2. Morenica (Dark Beauty) 2:22
3. Arvoles Lloran (Trees Cry) 4:53
4. Tres De La Noche (Three O'clock In The Morning) 2:03
5. 'Scalerica De Oro (Stairway Of Gold) 2:34
6. Durme, Hermoza Donzella (Sleep, Beautiful Damsel) 3:16
7. Yo S'un Mancevo Del Dor (I Am A Modern Young Man) 2:33
8. Me Siento Alegre (I Am Happy) 3:59
9. Arvolicos D'almendra (Almond Tree) 2:14
10. Una Mantica De Ruda (A Sprig Of Rue) 2:10
11. En La Mar (Out To Sea) 2:57
12. Adio, Querida (Goodbye, Beloved) 3:35

The Musicians:
Fred Coury--def, tambourine, palmas
Marc Fero--dumbek, tambourine
Judy Frankel--vocals, guitar, palmas
Gerry Tenney--bouzouki, guitar, mandolin

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Sephardic Songs Of Love And Hope

1. Los Bilbilicos (3:25)
2. Tres Hermanicas (4:50)
3. Alta, Alta Va La Luna (3:46)
4. Puncha La Rosa (5:47)
5. La Vida Do Por El Raki (2:36)
6. Bendigamos (3:55)
7. A La Una (3:20)
8. El Dio Alto (1:32)
9. Morena (3:13)
10. O Mis Hermanos (6:55)
11. Fiestaremos (3:45)
12. Avram Avinu (3:30)

Most of these songs were taught to me in Oral Tradition by Sephardies now living in the United States. Pronunciation differs among singers, and there seems to be no universally accepted system of spelling Ladino. Que= ke / y=i / fijo=hijo=ijo, etc.

Linguistic Consultants: Esther Alkanli, Rachel Amado Bortnick, Renee Coval, Sara Levy, Esther Levy, Professor Joseph Morel, Jak and Kamelya Suhami of Turkey.

The Musicians:
John Bilezikiian: oud, dumbek, tambourine, mandolin. zils;
Judy Frankel: vocals, guitar, palmas;
Gordon Lustig: many guitars

Arranged and produced by Judy Frankel and Gordon Lustig.
Graphic Design Marla Supnick * Photo: © 1992 Rena Varon Down * Recorded by Rick Cunha at The Rainbow Garage, Van Nuys, CA.

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Judy Frankel
P.O.Box 470515
San Francisco, CA 94147-0515
judyfrankel@usa.net

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Silver & Gold (1997 Judy Frankel)

1. UNA TARDE DE VERANO (4;25)
2. AY SARICA BRE (3:49)
3. YO M'ENAMORI D'UN AIRE (2:54)
4. EL DECOLTÉ (1:58)
5. UNA MATICA DE RUDA (3:27)
6. LA VIDA ES UN PASAJE (4:10)
7. SARAJEVO DE ORO (4:56)
8. UNA NOCHE AL LUNAR (4:03)
9. GERINELDO (4:16)
10. LA DONZELLA (4:08)
11. HANUKA (2:52)
12. DE BOCA DEL DIO (1:14)
13. LA COMIDA LA MAÑANA
14. SHABAT (4:40)

The Musicians:
John Bilezikjian-oud, mandolin,violin,dumbek, tamborine
Judy Frankel--vocals, guitar
Gordon Lustig--many guitars

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