Arboleras, NYC, Nov 29
Memories of Spain
Arboleras
92nd Street Y
Thu, Nov 29, 2006, 8:00pm, Lexington Avenue
Kaufmann Concert Hall
Code: T-TC5JW12-01
Price: $30.00 All Sections / For tickets
Arboleras
Eliseo Parra García, vocals, oud, saz,
percussion
José Manuel Fraile Gil, vocals, percussion
Carmen Terrón Rodas, vocals
Francisco Ortega, violin
Susana Weich-Shahak, kanun, percussion
The ensemble Arboleras from Spain, which has long been devoted to Spanish folklore, offers a fresh take on traditional Ladino songs, exploring their Iberian and Middle Eastern roots and revealing their modern-day resonance.
Walter Zev Feldman, known both for his scholarly contributions to Jewish Music history and for his performances and teaching of Jewish music and dance, is artistic director of "Music and Dance of Jewish Traditions: Songs of Love & Longing," a new series at NYC's 92nd St. Y this fall/winter.