Como La Rosa, by Salamander

Como La Rosa

by Salamander

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1.	Alta Alta va la Luna 03:39	buy track
2.	Adir Ayom V'Nora/Magyar Tantz 06:35	buy track
3.	Era Oscuro 01:55	buy track
4.	Ani Ma'amin 04:19	buy track
5.	Durmo La Nochada/Der Terk in Amerika 07:29	buy track
6.	La Prima Vez 03:22	buy track
7.	Seght Nu Ghy Nieuw' Soldaten/Une Jeune Fillette 03:35	buy track
8.	Fye Gae Rub Her O'er Wi' Strae/Abbots Bromley Horn Dance 03:39	buy track
9.	Lavava y Suspirava 06:40	buy track
10.	Eyli Atoh 04:02	buy track
11.	Bold Privateer 06:02	buy track
12.	Como La Rosa 04:31	buy track
13.	Addio Querida 03:39	buy track

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"Como La Rosa" is the second album of the band Salamander, a folk/world music trio based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The album features Jewish folk music, mostly from the Sephardic tradition, combined with early music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras arranged and performed in a folkified style.

Salamander was founded in 2010, and had at first a very broad repertoire reflecting a myriad of folk music traditions from across Europe, the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. The group also performed early music from Antiquity onwards, arranged and performed in a style which drew heavily on inspiration from Nordic, British and Irish folk music.

Over time, Salamander started incorporating more and more Jewish music in their repertoire, mostly from the Sephardic tradition of the Mediterranean region but also to a lesser extent the Ashkenazi tradition of Eastern Europe. The reason for this was partly that the group was captivated by the sheer beauty and raw emotional power of Jewish music. In addition, the fiddle player Jonas Liljeström has partly Jewish ancestry and has been fascinated with Jewish history and culture since an early age, and the vocalist Marita Johansson had also taken a strong interest in Jewish folk song and had added many Sephardic songs to her repertoire. ”Como la Rosa” reflects this development; most of the music on the album is Sephardic, but there is also – for example – a song dating from Renaissance France and a Scottish instrumental piece from the 17th century.

The salamander, to whom the band owes its name, is considered a fire spirit in ancient and medieval symbologies and mystery traditions – one of the four elemental spirits. The Salamander is, among other things, the embodiment of courage and resourcefulness.

Bonus item: Cover and booklet.

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released May 2, 2018

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Salamander Gothenburg, Sweden

Salamander is a trio based in Gothenburg, Sweden, which plays Jewish folk music - mostly from the Sephardic tradition, mixed with Early music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras performed in a "folkified" style. Occasionally other types of folk music are thrown into the mix as well (for example Greek Rebetika music), but the group's main focus is on Jewish folk music. ... more