Review: Daughters of the Spring: Mor Karbasi

Daughters of the Spring: Mor Karbasi

CD 9488199942 from  Le chant du monde: www.lechantdumonde.com

See also: http://www.morkarbasi.com/home

I first came across Mor Karbasi when I heard her debut album “The Beauty and the Sea”  (2008). This was reviewed in the Beltane edition of WR-online. I was deeply moved by this young singer of Shephardic music. It was then with great pleasure to see this new CD appear  in the Spring of 2011.

It is no disappointment either! This is a worthy follow-up to the earlier mentioned CD.

Again this is a mixture of traditional Sephardic songs such as the haunting “Arvoles” (Trees cry for Rain) and the almost raunchy “Dezile al mi Amor” (Tell my love) to Mor’s own compositions such as “Un Beso de Vida” (A kiss of life).

To hear and see more about Mor Karbasi and the Ladino culture take a look at this documentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QciFZMUo8FU

Using  her own songs as a soundtrack she talks about her roots and her family, her aspirations and of course her music.

Definitely worth a listen!

and for Dutch fans, looky, looky: http://www.morkarbasi.com/live

 
Eindhoven Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, kleine zaal Eindhoven 11/19/11 8:00pm
Rotterdam Lantarenvenster 11/20/11 3:30pm
groningen De Oosterpoort  11/21/11  8:00 pm

About Morgana

"Morgana is Anglo/Dutch and lives in the Netherlands. She is a practising Gardnerian HPS. Over the years, she has facilitated a variety of Wiccan groups. She is co-editor of the international and bilingual "Wiccan Rede" magazine, which was launched in 1980 and is coordinator of Silver Circle, a Wiccan network in the Netherlands. As International Coordinator for PFI she travels extensively giving talks and workshops about Wicca and Paganism."
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