Mara Aranda (voice, percussion) and Efrén Lopez (laúd) are internationally known as being the main protagonists of the spanish worldmusic group L'Ham de Foc that mixes in a very unique way mediterranean, oritental and medieval music. Their new project Aman Aman with Diego Lopez (percussions), Abdelaziz Samsaoui (Qanun), Matthieu Saglio (Cello) and Christos Barbas (Ney) is dedicated in a very special way to the sephardic music. In some cases Aman Aman mixes the sephardic music with turkish or greek elements that have a strong relation to each other. The sound is based on (like it can be listend on all the field recordings) on string, wind and percussion instruments of the middle east (Qanun, Ud, Cúmbús, Baglama, Ney, Kaval, Darbuka, Rig, Bendir...) and is filled with the more current sound of the cello that is played like it is used in the mordern orchestras in Magreb, Turkey or Egypt.

Track Listing

• Sien drahmas al dia
• La galana y el mar / Ajuar de novia galana (Contrafacte)
• El rey Nimrod
• Los guisados de la berenjena
• Durme / Bana Yücelerden seyreden dilber
• La adúltera (Yo en estando)
• La hermana cautiva (De las altas mares)
• Los caminos de Sirkeci
• Las compras del rabino / Alçacik duvar üstü
• Ansi, ansi / Que buena que fue la hora
• Scalerica de oro
• Con mucha lesensia
• Si verias a la rana
• Las casas de la boda
• ¿Por qué lloras blanca niña' (fragment) / Kyria yefefyia

Additional Details

Label: Galileo MC

Genre: World

Run Time: 2.5708 mins

Release Date: 01/20/07

UPC: 4250095800177