Brides' Joys & Sorrows: Songs And Ballads Of The Moroccan Jews As Sung By The Women Of Tetuan Morocco

Women Of Tetuan Morocco | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 26, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Global Village
• ASIN: B000001XK9
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #931,831 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Baño de la Novia (The Bride's Bath)

2. Levantéisme, Madre (I Awakened, Mother)

3. Alabanza a la Novia (Praise to the Bride)

4. Aunque le Dí la Mano (Although I Gave Him My Hand)

5. Alegrías y Duelos de la Novia (The Bride's Joys and Sorrows)

6. La Puerta del Río (At the River's Edge)

7. Un Pregón el Rey (The King's Proclamation)

8. Al Monte de Sinaí (On Mount Sinaí)

9. Romance de Sol (The Ballad of Sol)

10. Shuvu la Tora (A Call for Repentence) [Hanukah Song]

11. Esta Noche de Purim (Tonight Is Purim)

12. Un Cabrito (One Kid) [Passover Song]

13. La Doncella Ultrajada (The Abused Maiden)

14. Disfrazado de Mujer (Disguised as a Woman)

15. La Buena Hija (The Good Daughter)

16. El Veneno de Moriana (Moriana's Poison)

17. Preso Ilevan a Verjicos (Verjicos Is Imprisonded)

18. Persona Soy Yo (I Am a Human Being)

19. Al Son de la Liebre (At the Sound of the Hare)

20. Al Pasar Por Casablanca (Passing Through Casablanca)

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 rating, if that were possible..., December 3, 2004

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brides' Joys & Sorrows: Songs And Ballads Of The Moroccan Jews As Sung By The Women Of Tetuan Morocco (Audio CD)

These ancient tunes, sung a capella by the woman of Tetuan, Morocco, are undeniably authentic, yet probably too stark in their rendering to be of interest outside of devoted cultural historians, and the most diehard listeners. It's cool on a folkloric level, but I couldn't listen to it for very long.

5.0 out of 5 stars Joys & Sorrows, September 26, 2011

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This review is from: Brides' Joys & Sorrows: Songs And Ballads Of The Moroccan Jews As Sung By The Women Of Tetuan Morocco (Audio CD)

The songs get progressively more interesting as the CD continues. Some essence of Middle Eastern music is simply and eloquently evoked through the song of a single unaccompanied voice. And in spite of the fact that there is no instrumentation, the flow and logic of the melody seems only to come out that much the stronger. Music is also an expression of the mind, and the songs here arise like somber lotuses from an invisible pond. Sometimes you can hear babies mumbling in the background.