Mor Karbasi: Ojos de Novia review – sophisticated Sephardic sounds
(Alama)Now based in Jerusalem, Mor Karbasi specialises in the Ladino-language songs of Sephardic Jews, expelled from Spain in the late 15th century. Comparisons with Yasmin Levy are inevitable, but Karbasi has a less dramatic but quietly commanding approach and a distinctive style. Her mother is from a Moroccan Sephardic family, and the set begins with traditional Moroccan Berber songs, with Cameroonian bass star Richard Bona backing Karbasi’s cool, reflective vocals on Hayken Juar. Elsew...
Guardian Music — (Alama)Now based in Jerusalem, Mor Karbasi specialises in the Ladino-language songs of Sephardic Jews, expelled from Spain in the late 15th century. Comparisons with Yasm... more info