Shira U'tfila - Life As a Song: Sephardic Songs From the Balkans At the End of the 19th Century

Founded by vocalist and oud player Stefan Sablic, Serbian group Shira u�tfila brings together a multi-ethnic, multi-faith ensemble that draws its inspiration from the diversity and richness of Judeo-Spanish, Ottoman-Turkish, Arabic and Balkan musical traditions.The cd 'Biviendo en Kantando. Life as a Song' gives tribute to the singers and themusic from the Balkans in the decades before World War I. Based on old 78rpms byVictoria Hazan, Isaac Angel, Haim Effendi and others, Shira u�tfila takes the listener to abygone era. Inspired renditions from the old songs in a new setting, based on the soundof ud, qanun, violin and percussion, give the music a sephardic-arabic flavour.The second cd in this set holds 14 original songs, recorded around the turn of the century in Istanbul, New York and other places. Through the mists of time you can hear the original voices of Isaac Angel, Victoria Hazan and the other singers on whose work Shira u�tfila�s cd is based.Disc 1: 1. Yo me namori d�un aire / 2. Venturoso mansevo / 3. Muero d�amor / 4. Aman dermendji / 5. Falsa sos / 6. Adios Granada / 7. Khasapikos / 8. Un diya yo bizi / 9. Enmentare las mersedes de el Dio neeman (Azkir Hasde El) / 10. Bulisa, Bulisa / 11. La muerte del enamorado chikito / 12. Kantiga de Parido / 13. Arvoles lloran por luvia / 14. Un soldato / 15. Acem ashiran sama�I / 16. Los amigos me dan esperansa / 17. Brindis / 18. Si tu me keriasDisc 2: 1. Beressi Albert - Yo me namori d�un aire / 2. Haim Effendi - Venturoso mansevo / 3. Haim Effendi - Muero d�amor / 4. Elias Behar - Aman dermendji / 5. Victoria Hazan - Aman dermendji / 6. Isaac Angel - Falsa sos / 7. Isaac Angel - Adios Granada / 8. Victoria Hazan - Un diya yo bizi / 9. Haim Effendi - Bulisa, Bulisa / 10. Isaac Angel - La muerte del enamorado chikito / 11. Haim Effendi - Kantiga de Parido / 12. Haim Effendi - Arvoles lloran por luvia / 13. Jack Mayeh - Un soldato / 14. �akum Effendi - Los amigos me dan esperansa