East of the River, Nina Stern & Daphna Mor – Ija Mia: Soundscape of the Sephardic Diaspora (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

East of the River, Nina Stern & Daphna Mor – Ija Mia: Soundscape of the Sephardic Diaspora (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 41:44 minutes | 819 MB | Genre: Classical, World
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © AVIE Records

The spirited New York City-based ensemble East of the River debuts on AVIE with Ija Mia: Music of the Sephardic Diaspora.

Directed by the dynamic duo of internationally renowned “recorder virtuosos” (The New York Times) Daphna Mor (regular collaborator with Apollo’s Fire) and Nina Stern, the album is inspired by love and commemoration of the musicians’ collective cultural backgrounds – Nina’s Venetian Jewish ancestry, and Daphna’s Ladino heritage.

Spanning a vast range of Sephardic folk and traditional musics – stories and dances, prayers and anthems – Ija Mia is by turns haunting, soulful and exuberant. Daphna and Nina’s cosmopolitan collaborators include an astonishing assortment of musicians including renowned Armenian-American oud player Ara Dinkjian, Silk Road percussionist Shane Shanahan, the phenomenal Israeli bassist Tal Mashiach, and Palestinian multi-instrumentalist Zafer Tawil on qanun, violin, and percussion.

Tracklist:
1-1. East of the River – Ija Mia (03:28)
1-2. East of the River – Adio Kerida (03:33)
1-3. East of the River – Porke Yorach (05:58)
1-4. East of the River – Ein Keloheinu (04:04)
1-5. East of the River – Anzi dice la nuestra novia (02:42)
1-6. East of the River – Oud Taksim (01:13)
1-7. East of the River – Achot Ketana (03:57)
1-8. East of the River – Yigdal (04:47)
1-9. East of the River – Kürdi Taksim (00:51)
1-10. East of the River – Kürdi Peşrev (03:29)
1-11. East of the River – Shir Hashirim (04:36)
1-12. East of the River – Hicaz Sirto (03:00)

Personnel:
Nina Stern, recorders
Daphna Mor, voice, recorders
Ara Dinkjian, oud, cümbüş
Tal Mashiach, bass
Shane Shanahan, percussion
Zafer Tawil, violin, qanun, percussion
John Hadfield, percussion (1, 12)

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