SEFARDITO

Sephardic music is the music of being on the road. Jews fleeing from the Spanish Inquisition, forced to leave the Iberian Peninsula, packed the memories of their former homeland, their personal stories, the bitter experience of exile and the certainty of survival into these songs, like hidden pockets in a coat. But these pockets also contain many of the treasures that came their way: elements of the melodies of North Africa, Southeast Europe and Asia Minor. And this diverse musical culture also allows the performers to draw on their own musical experiences, as Sefardito does when they play these songs inspired by Spanish, Jewish, Turkish and Moorish music.