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La Juderia is the second album from the beautifully voiced Yasmin Levy. Born in Jerusalem 27 years ago, Yasmin was introduced to Ladino (the Spanish Jews who fled Spain in 1492) singing and culture from a very young age. Her father was the leading figure in the world of research into and preservation of the Judeo-Spanish culture, dating back to the 15th century in Spain. Today, it remains one of the most moving and romantic musical traditions of all times. In her deep, spiritual and moving style of singing, Yasmin preserves and revives the most beautiful and romantic songs from the Ladino/ Judeo-Spanish heritage, mixing it with Andalusian Flamenco.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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I have had listened to this album ceaselessly since buying it, and on the strength of a few of the tracks I cannot rate it highly enough. I think that a new, raw voice like this comes along quite rarely - think of your response the first time you heard Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell or Camarón de la Isla - and Yasmin certainly is in possession of one such unique sound. The first track and La Alegria are astonishing, as is her rendering of Gracias a la Vida. I'm in the process of buying the rest of her back catalogue, and I'm hoping she'll maintain the standard of the best tracks here in the future, particularly the flamenco influenced songs. On Jools Holland she was wonderful, and I would like to catch her live in England next time she returns. Buy this and enjoy!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This is an achingly beautiful album that will eventually haunt you long after you have stopped playing it.
If you are unfamiliar with Yasmin Levy or indeed the Ladino style of music you may need to give it a few plays. However, with each play the album gives more pleasure than you can possibly cope with !
It is a great peformance and I have no hesitation in saying buy it !
If you are unfamiliar with Yasmin Levy or indeed the Ladino style of music you may need to give it a few plays. However, with each play the album gives more pleasure than you can possibly cope with !
It is a great peformance and I have no hesitation in saying buy it !
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Admittedly this isn't the kind of music that would be appreciated if you put it on the jukebox down at your local pub, but . . . if you are sitting on the beach at sunset listening to it through your headphones you'll realise what life is actually about. And even if you're sitting in a jam on the M25 you won't be too bothered about getting home early. 'Me Voy' especially has to rate as a track that could be left for posterity as representing the highs and lows of what it was like to be human. One slight note of caution is that some of the high notes tend to 'separate' slightly. I've tried this on each of my hi-fi systems - Harmon Kardon PC speakers, a Bose CD player and a Denon hi-fi - and it happens on each of them, so I can only assume it was a problem with the recording. Whether it would be like this on a system that costs £0000s I don't know. It shouldn't stop you buying this CD as after all you should listen to the music not the system but it seems a shame if the recording equipment couldn't keep pace with Yasmin's amazing voice.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Stunning but why the ripped of song from Vinvente Amigio?
Stunning album.
However, why does someone with this amount of talent, energy, emotion (and fabulous production) copy a song and not credit it to the origional writer... Read more
However, why does someone with this amount of talent, energy, emotion (and fabulous production) copy a song and not credit it to the origional writer... Read more
Published 27 days ago by michael barnes
Stunning disc by a great singer
What a treat! Yasmin Levy reworks some traditional Sephardic and gypsy melodies and combines them with her own compositions and a very moving tribute to Chilean Violeta Parra on... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kate Hopkins
A Goddess with the voice of an Angel
Like no other voice I've heard before or since. Yasmin Levy has a voice that at once stuns and enchants. If you only buy one album this year then buy this one. Sit. Listen. Feel. Read more
Published 18 months ago by R. Stoker
Unique talent - universal themes
I hadn't heard of Ladino until stumbling across Yasmin Levy - won't go into the history because you can read it in loads of the other reviews here. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2010 by An Avid Reader
Ladino, Flamenco and Passion
For 800 years Jews and Muslims lived together peacefully in Andalusia and their music merged. Then Gypsies arrived and added their rhytm and Flamenco was born. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2009 by Marigorri
My Favorite CD
My CD collection amounts to over 2000 CDs. I have a large collection of classical, jazz, pop and world music. Read more
Published on 8 July 2008 by Michael Lasoff
It's Sephardic, Jim, (but not as we know it...)
The musical style of this CD is modern, passionate, rather forceful flamenco. I suspect that there was no "flamenco" in Spain at the time of the expulsion of the Jews, and that... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2007 by pavel tsimbl-grimpler
Such Passion!!!
If only today's popular music had just an ounce of Jasmin Levy's passion and sincerity. How could you not believe every note she sings as being straight from her heart? Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2006 by Mr. David T. Price
The most beutiful,passionate thing I've ever heard.
This CD is the most beutiful,and pure,raw,passionate flammenco / arabic / judaic music,that I've ever heard,If you love truly authentic music,that comes straight from the... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2006 by Mr. Stephen J. Makin
Stunning - La Juderia
I can not put into words the beauty which lies in this album. It is stunning, passionate, soulful. The album comes with a book which has the songs in Spanish and English... Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2005
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