Inside World Music,
Album Review
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The music of the Sephardic Jews is rather underrepresented in today’s world music market. However, Sarah Aroeste and her band are going to change that. Sarah’s vocal traditions come from Spain and the Mediterranean region. In fact, she sings in Ladino, which is a Castilian Spanish language of the Sephardic Jews. Sarah’s remarkable vocal sensibilities and tonal range probably stem from her operatic musical training at Yale University. Their second album, Puertas, incorporates traditional rhythms with elements of flamenco, Arabic, fado, rock, jazz, and Portuguese folk. Many of the tracks include piano, oud, darbouka, bass, electric guitar, drums, and strings. Puertas, which means “doors”, is appropriately titled because it is the ‘door’ that opens one to modern Sephardic music. Moreover, the album cover features Sarah with a key around her neck, as she represents the ‘key’ to the ‘door’ of this musical adventure. I invite you to come along on this musical journey and leave the door open wide for others to follow well into the future. 06/01/08
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