http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Ruth Yaakov Ensemble on Calabash Music2008-12-02T12:39:31ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comShaatnezhttp://ruthyaakov.calabashmusic.com/#album_917882007-09-04T01:07:41ZMusic from ShaatnezIt mustn't always be klezmer. The Israeli singer Ruth Yaakov and her international ensemble have dedicated themselves to the music of the Sephardic Jews who had their home on the Iberian peninsula before, together with the last of the Moors, being banished into exile by the Catholic conquerors during the Middle Ages. The majority later settled in Thessaloniki and Istanbul. The Sephardic music culture, which has affinities with the Islamic tradition, is an assimilation of the former Moorish influences with elements from the new domiciles in Greece and Turkey. Ruth Yaakov and her group have blown away the dust and have opened the Sephardic musical treasure trove to the public. Open Sesame!]]>