Subtitled Songs from Medieval Spain, this album contains songs in Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish) which originated between 900 and 1300 A.D. on the Iberian peninsula, at which time a marvelous cultural exchange was occurring between Hebrews, Arabs (Moors) and Christians (Spaniards). This ceased in 1492 with the Inquisition, and the Sephardic Jews scattered into mid-eastern, Mediterranean and North African areas. Since then the music has been passed from generations via the oral tradition. Lauren has done much of the research for this album. Her voice is just lovely and she also plays medieval fretted dulcimer, to a background of flutes and percussion. Lyrics in Ladino (15th century Castillian, similar to present-day Spanish).

Pomerantz,Lauren