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Soprano Meets Bass - Sephardic Treasures
Ansonica Records

Soprano Meets Bass - Sephardic Treasures

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Details

Composer
TRADITIONAL
Artist
Lewine, Ruimonte
Format
CD
Label
Ansonica Records
Released
Jul 24, 2020
Catalog #
AR0015
UPC
300844059913

About

SOPRANO MEETS BASS is the latest from Ansonica Records. This album of traditional medieval Sephardic songs arranged by jazz bassist and music director Alan Lewine and classical soprano Ana María Ruimonte is an ethnomusicological celebration of the ancient Sephardic culture. These Spanish Jews were expelled from Spain in the 15th Century and resettled throughout the world, mingling their musical traditions with those of other peoples they encountered. The original arrangements meld medieval Moorish Iberia, jazz, flamenco, Middle Eastern music, and bel canto. They have set these songs in a sort of recombinant world fusion reflecting a vibrant embodiment of the Sephardic communities and their culture. As the album's title suggests, the female voice plays a starring role in SOPRANO MEETS BASS. This reflects the fact that the Sephardic tradition has, for centuries, been an oral one, passed down from mother to daughter across an expanse of generations. Only in the 20th Century were these songs transcribed by musicologists. The stories told in the Sephardic Romancero-the repertoire from which the album's program is drawn-conjure up portraits of life in medieval Spain and the universal truths that undergird them. Spanish soprano Ana María Ruimonte gives life to these ancient melodies and lyrics, radiating from the center of a constellation of renowned virtuosos. Flamenco guitar, Israeli flute, shofar, and a trove of other culturally significant musical instruments vitalize the music of SOPRANO MEETS BASS. The artists' arrangements of the songs on SOPRANO MEETS BASS have been performed throughout the world, from Spain to Cuba to Israel and the United States. This is fitting, since each of these nations has had a hand in forming the unique amalgam of cultural music we hear in this album.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Las cumadres fechiceras 05:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Las cumadres fechiceras
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Hadar Noiberg, Duane Eubanks, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  2. 2 La infanticida 03:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    La infanticida
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Alicia Svigals, Julián Vaquero, Shai Wetzer
  3. 3 El rey cuando amadrugaba 03:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    El rey cuando amadrugaba
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Hadar Noiberg, Yonnie Dror, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  4. 4 Al pasar por Casablanca 04:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    Al pasar por Casablanca
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Hadar Noiberg, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  5. 5 En casa del rey león 04:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    En casa del rey león
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Víctor Monge, Chano Dominguez, Shai Wetzer
  6. 6 Triste está el Rey David 04:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Triste está el Rey David
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Duane Eubanks, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  7. 7 Maldiciendo el rey 03:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    Maldiciendo el rey
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  8. 8 Tristes nuevas 04:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    Tristes nuevas
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Duane Eubanks, Julián Vaquero, Shai Wetzer
  9. 9 Días de la semana 03:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Días de la semana
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  10. 10 Cantiga de cuna 02:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    Cantiga de cuna
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Hadar Noiberg, Alan Lewine, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  11. 11 Señor Don Gato 02:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    Señor Don Gato
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Alicia Svigals, Julián Vaquero, Shai Wetzer
  12. 12 Vido venir tres a caballo 06:05
    Track
    12
    Title
    Vido venir tres a caballo
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  13. 13 Tres morillas de Jaén 03:38
    Track
    13
    Title
    Tres morillas de Jaén
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  14. 14 La tarara 02:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    La tarara
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Duane Eubanks, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer
  15. 15 Anda Jaleo 02:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    Anda Jaleo
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ana María Ruimonte, Alan Lewine, Duane Eubanks, Julián Vaquero, Víctor Monge, Shai Wetzer