Gerard Edery WORLD BEAT: songs from the Mediterranean basin and beyond

GERARD EDERY

MEDITERRANEAN MAGIC

Gerard Edery and his virtuosic ensemble explores the vast geographical, historical and cultural breadth of music from the Mediterranean basin. Songs from Turkey, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Israel, Bosnia, Syria, Spain and Egypt in Ladino, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek and Turkish will tell a rich musical story and promote the cause of cross-cultural appreciation and understanding.

This innovative program interprets the ancient repertoire as a living legacy, combining stylistic authority with an immense creative and re-creative flair. From joyous hymns of celebration to poignant ballads of loss, from flamenco-inspired pieces to holy works of praise, Mediterranean Magic creates a unique, unforgettable musical experience!

Gerard Edery - vocals, guitar, saz, setar

Karolina Matuszkiewicz - violin, suka, rebab, vocals

Robert Siwak - percussion

Sample Program:

CUANDO EL REY NIMROD (HEBREW / LADINO) SPAIN

SCALERICA DE ORO (LADINO) GREECE

TZUR MISHELO / LA ROSA ENFLORECE (HEBREW / LADINO) SPAIN

ADIO QUERIDA (LADINO) SARAJEVO

KOCHAV TZEDEK (HEBREW) MOROCCO

LA ROSA LINDA (LADINO) TURKEY

MORENA ME LLAMAN (LADINO) GREECE

MONTAÑAS ALTAS (LADINO) SPAIN / TURKEY

A LA UNA YO NACI (LADINO) SPAIN / TURKEY / GREECE

BIN EL BARACH/KI ESHMERA SHABBAT (ARABIC/HEBREW) MOROCCO/ALGERIA

HIJA MIA MI QUERIDA (LADINO) TURKEY

QUM YA NADEEM (ARABIC) SYRIA

L'MMA BADA (ARABIC) MIDDLE EAST