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NANI VAZANA sings ladino
Nahalat shalom ABQ
October 11th

Join us for a unique Shabbat concert + Havdalah with Eurovision winner Nani Vazana.

If Yiddish is the language of Ashkenazi Jews, then Ladino is the language of Sephardic Jews. You could call it the Spanish Yiddish! When the Jews were expelled from the Iberian peninsula back in the time of Columbus, they brought the language of their region to new countries: the north of Africa and the Ottoman Empire were the most welcoming harbors of hope at the time.

Saturday OCTOBER 11th
19.00 (doors from 18.30)

Nahalat Shalom Synagogue
Address: 3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW Albuquerque, NM 87107, USA

Pay what you want, but there is a suggested minimum of $35
per person to help cover costs.

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Add 20 for CD / 35 for t-shirt / 40 for Vinyl

about nani vazana

With a ship’s-horn power voice & irresistible stage presence, Nani Vazana revives the endangered Ladino language. Her fascinating migration mix seeps into her songwriting, fusing the sounds of the marketplace with Flamenco drama. Nani learned Ladino from her Moroccan grandmother in hiding, as her father forbade them to speak Ladino at home. 

Nani’s album Ke Haber (What’s New) captures the spirit of the ancient, matriarchal language & propels it into the future with socially pertinent lyrics celebrating migration, gender and female empowerment. 

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“A MUST – SEE SHOW!
– De Volkskrant, NL
 
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“Nani’s performance at Tres Culturas Festival evoked a storm, both on stage & in the audience. I can’t recall the last time I was clinging so hard to the edge of my seat, waiting for a performer to relieve me & let me breathe again”
– El Pais, ES
 

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