The Gerard Edery Ensemble-Amid The Jasmine[Sefardí,Fusión]

Gerard Edery -vocals, guitar, saz, composer, cantorial soloist- is recognized as a leading musical folklorist and a master singer and guitarist. He has at his command a remarkable range of ethnic folk styles and traditions from around the world, sings in fifteen languages and speaks four fluently.

Not only does Gerard regularly uncover and preserve songs from Europe, the Middle East, South America and ancient Persia, he energizes these repertoires by interpreting them for contemporary audiences and by teaming up with some of the world's most highly acclaimed virtuoso musicians. His special brand of world music fusion prizes formal authenticity and an appreciation for how disparate cultures overlap, parallel each other and often borrow from one another.http://www.gerardedery.com/index.php

The Gerard Edery Ensemble's Amid the Jasmine is filled with a multi-cultural spirit conveyed through an eclectic mix of songs in Ladino, Spanish, Arabic and Hebrew from the Sephardic and Middle Eastern traditions, as well as original songs by Gerard Edery. The worldly nature of this performance goes much deeper than language. Edery's warm and nuanced vocals are enhanced by the ensemble's pulsing rhythms and virtuosic playing, their stylistic improvisations and arrangements providing an authenticity this music demands.
"Lush, rhythmic instrumentation with gorgeous virtuoso guitar-work and rich vocals are the ingredients here with the Gerard Edery Ensemble." - Ottawa Jewish Bulletin

FEATURING:
Gerard Edery - vocals, guitar
Rex Benincasa - percussion
Sean Kupiscz - bass
Meg Okura - violin
Nell Snaidas - vocals
George Mgrdichian - oud





1. Hija Mia Querida (Sephardic/Turkey)
2. Esperando (Music/Gerard Edery)
3. Ojos Asesinos (Spain/Morocca Music/Juan Pena)
4. Entre Las Huertas Paseando (Sephardic/Turkey)
5. Where Corals Lie (Poem/Richard Barne Music/Gerard Edery)
6. El Galanteo (Sephardic/Egypt Music/Gerard Edery)
7. Tres Hermanicas (Sephardic/Turkey)
8. El Encuentro Nocturno (Sephardic/Turkey Music/Gerard Edery)
9. Kochav Tsedek (Mizrahi/Morocco)
10. La Ley Estimada (Sephardic/Izmir Music/Gerard Edery)
11. Por Amar Una Donzella (Sephardic/Salonika)

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