MOTHER TONGUE
Songs from the Medieval Heart of Judeo Spain

A collection of haunting, passionate medieval melodies featuring the sensual Ladino songs of Sephardic Spain. Borne by generations of mothers, lovers, sisters and daughters of the Diaspora, these glorious songs unfold the story of a vibrant people through romances, life, love and loss.

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ARTISTS

Carolina Moon - vocals, Nigel Gaviin - guitar, glissantar, Roger Manins - soprano saxophone, clarinets, flute
Kevin Field - piano, Matthias Erdrich / Mostyn Cole / Steve Haines - double bass, Ron Samsom / Chris O'Connor drums / hand drums / percussion

Although this enchanting album - songs of the Sephardic Jews of Spain might seem a departure for Auckland-based singer .. MORE
Graham Reid

Subtitled: “Songs from the Medieval Heart of Judeo Spain”, on Mother Tongue Moon takes ancient scripts and tunes and has the gall to reinterpret them .... MORE
Graham Steel, Metro Magazine

Having known Carolina Moon for several years, having been around her at the start and through most of the life-cycle of this project, I was very happy to see the final product come to life.... MORE
Mark Robinson, UK Jazz Radio

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