1. Una matica de ruda A Little Branch of Ruda 3:34
2. Nani, nani Lullaby 5:50
3. Avrix mi galamica Open the Door, Sweet Girl 3:37
4. Los biblilicos Nightingales 3:37
5. Morena me Ilaman They Call Me a Dark-Skinned Girl 3:39
6. Durme, durme Sleep, My Child 4:43
7. Dos amantes Two Admirers 3:43
8. Por la tu puerta yo pasi I Came To Your Door 2:48
9. La roza linda The Beautiful Rose 3:38
10. Noches, noches Nights, Nights 4:14
11. Tres hermanicas Three Sisters 4:17
12. Porgue llorax blanca nina? Why Do You Cry, Fair Girl? 6:51
13. Si verias a la rana If You Saw a Frog 3:35
14. Los guisados de las berendjenas How to Cook an Aubergine 4:00

FORGOTTEN MOONS - Sephardic songs
"Sephardic music has been my great interest for many years, so my attitude to this music and culture is very personal. Songs with roots in Medieval Ages have preserved some elements of Jewish nostalgy, Spanish passion and Oriental sensuality. Unfortunately, this world is already forgotten..."
Sephardic music is the music of Jews who lived on the Iberian Peninsula in Medieval times. It comes from Spain, or Sepharad as it was called in Hebrew. The end of Muslim reign on the Peninsula and the expulsion of Jews (at the end of the 15th century) were the reasons why ancient musical tradition was brought into the world by emigrants from Spain. Sephardic culture has survived till today and it is still living, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea Basin. The music, which combines Jewish, Arabic and Spanish elements, is also influenced by musical traditions of the countries where Sephardic Jews started to live.
Songs presented on the CD, sung in the original language ladino, refer to the tradition of Medieval Spain as well as to the way of performing Sephardic music in the Arabic part of the Mediterranean Sea Basin. At the same time, the arrangements of the pieces correspond with the worldwide tendency of joining forms and styles: on one hand presenting the originality of separate musical trends and on the other including them in the international cultural heritage.
The CD was recorded by outstanding musicians who have been specializing in ancient, folk and ethnic music for years. Very interesting instruments were chosen for the recording. In order to emphasize Oriental influences in Sephardic music, Mohammad Rasouli - an Iranian musician specializing in ney flutes - was invited to the project.
"Forgotten Moons" has a very personal meaning for me as it is the effect of my long search in the domain of ancient Spanish music. The recorded pieces are my favourite Sephardic songs. Most of them talk about love - the topic always present in all cultures and ages...
We chose live recording to maintain the atmosphere of a personal meeting with the listener. All the members of the consort contributed to the arrangement of the pieces.