SEPHARDIC MUSIC:
A CENTURY OF RECORDINGS
Gerineldo, Chansons judéo-espagnoles
Label and Number: Self distributed; re-released on Saga 10.897
Format: Cassette
Year Released: 1983
City, State, Country Released: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Sephardic Songs:
La novia destrenza el pelo
Las quejas de Ximena
La entrega de la Ley
Abenámar
La cena del desposado
El testamento del rey Felipe
Fray Pedro
Cuando yo en ca de mi padre
Gerineldo
Esta noche de Purim
Levantíme, madre
Ni por cien navíos
Búcar sobre Valencia
Ansí se me arrimó
El juicio del rey Salomón
La partida del esposo
Dize la nuestra novia
Why this recording appears on our home page
The Canadian group Gerineldo is one of the few performers to concentrate on the Moroccan repertory. Gerineldo's recordings were difficult to find in North America, but in Spain they were re-released on Saga, a prominent roots music label. Distributed in department and specialty shops, they came to the attention of the local folk community. Member Dr. Judith R. Cohen's work as a leading researcher has further heightened the profile of her recordings and those of Gerineldo as well.