Sephardic Journey: Wanderings of the Spanish Jews

Cast out of Jerusalem and Spain, the Spanish Jews absorbed the colorful musical accents of Italy, Turkey, and North Africa, including exotic percussion. Apollo s Fire s musical journey interweaves Sephardic folk song with the Monteverdi-like Hebrew choral work of Salamone Rossi the Songs of Solomon. The daily rhythms of life love, rejection, feasting, and celebration culminate in the mystical prayers of Shabbat.