The Early Music Show - Dancing in Tetuan

Lucie Skeaping introduces highlights of a concert by the ensemble Joglaresa, given at St George's Church in Kemptown as part of the 2009 Brighton Early Music Festival. Having spent years living and studying in Morocco, Joglaresa's founder Belinda Sykes speaks about where her inspiration for this music comes from; there are performances of Judeo-Arabic dance songs, cantigas and laude sprituali, Berber rhythms and Moorish romanzas from Iberia's cultural diaspora. Joglaresa has a sound that is at once both traditional and contemporary - combining elements of Spanish, Italian, North African and Middle Eastern music. With an array of exotic instruments, including oud, darabuka, bendir, harp and fidel, along with their searing vocals, the eight performers on the stage meld together a sound which can be both extrovert and intimate. All music recorded live at the 2009 Brighton Early Music Festival. Ibn al-Khatib of Loja: Jadaka l-gaithu Joglaresa, with Abdul Salam Kheir (voice) Solomon Ibn Gabirol of Saragossa: Simeni Trad. Sephardic from Morocco: La novia entre flores Trad. Sephardic from Bosnia: Una matika de ruda Joglaresa Arabic/Sephardic from Morocco: Bailava en Tetuan Joglaresa Trad Middle Eastern: Tahmila Joglaresa Trad. Moroccan Hebrew hymn: Adon haslichot Joglaresa Todros Abulafia of Castile/Cantiga de Santa Maria: Miyyah fi miyyah Moses Ibn Ezra of Granada: El nora alila Joglaresa Ibn al-'Arabi of Murcia: Laqad sara qalbi Cantiga de Santa Maria: Virgen Madre gloriosa Balkan Sephardic: Hija Hermosa sin ventura Joglaresa Trad. Algerian: Zawidni Joglaresa.