Article: Fortuna A Collection of Ladino Songs.(Sound Recording Review)

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BRUCE ADOLPHE Ladino Songs of Love and Suffering Naxos 559413

Fortuna is a Brazilian singer who discovered her personal connection with Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish) music and culture when she was already a professional singer on a concert tour in Israel in 1991. Since that time she has devoted herself to exploring the rich Ladino tradition. Apparently, however, that doesn't go as far as presenting the core repertoire on this album with any nod to authenticity. Rather, judging from the multi-tracked vocals, synthesized instrumentals, and sugary, world-beat-oriented arrangements that don't really refer to any specific tradition, much less a ...

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