{"id":2298,"date":"2021-03-02T17:44:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arganiatravel.com\/blog\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2021-03-02T17:44:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T17:44:39","slug":"mediterranean-sephardic-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arganiatravel.com\/blog\/mediterranean-sephardic-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The shores of the Mediterranean sea where Sephardic music was born"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You have probably heard of<strong> Sephardic music<\/strong>. The characteristic chords of its melodies have their origins in the <strong>Mediterranean basin<\/strong>. For experts in the Jewish culture of the Middle Ages in the region, Sephardic music is a symbiosis between <strong>Arab and Christian music<\/strong>, fusing both cultures at a key moment in the expansion of the Jews throughout history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sephardic music stems from the Spanish Jews living in Castile and Le\u00f3n, from whose land they incorporated Castilian folk songs into their cultural traditions. However, the anti-Semitism of the Catholic Monarchs knocked on the doors of the homes of thousands of Jews, forcing them to flee from intolerance to the<strong> Maghreb and specifically to Morocco.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this new location for the Sephardic Jews, the particular symbiosis that stands out in Sephardic music was born, where the <strong>rhythm and instruments were of Arabic origin and Spanish <\/strong>was the <strong>language <\/strong>through which they sang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this <strong>musically rich <\/strong>world that was created around Sephardic music, <strong>stringed and percussion instruments<\/strong> were incorporated by Sephardic music to enrich its rhythms. The Maghreb area, where <strong>Morocco stands out,<\/strong> <strong>contributed a multitude of musical instruments,<\/strong> which is why it is said that Sephardic music has a clear melodic inheritance from Arab music, due to the use of the same instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, the <strong>bendir <\/strong>is one of the instruments that appeared in North Africa, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, but above all in Morocco.<strong> But what is the bendir? And what is so special about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its origin is prehistoric and it <strong>is still used today to celebrate any kind of event.<\/strong> It is one of the most popular musical instruments not only in Sephardic music, but also in the Berber and Arab culture of Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Made of 40 cm diameter goatskin with two sounding metal cymbals and several gut strings, the bendir has a multitude of different tones. By rubbing the strings or striking the drum with the fingers or the palm of the hand, <strong>the bendir produces a humming sound symbolic of Sephardic music.<\/strong> Depending on the waves that collide with the strings and the skin, the bendir produces one sound or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It belongs to the instrumental family of the<strong> tambourine or the darbuka, <\/strong>percussion instruments that, by producing any sound with them, make you travel to the world of coexistence between the<strong> Jewish and Arab culture <\/strong>of the 15th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to delve into Sephardic music by listening to groups and solo singers who <strong>keep the essence of Sephardic culture alive<\/strong>, such as Noam Vazana, Liona &amp; Serena Strings, The Gerard Edery or the Spanish Air\u00fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have probably heard of Sephardic music. 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