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Gracia

Album: Gracia

Released: May 22, 2012

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General Info

Genre: Folk Rock / Latin / Other
Location NEW YORK, Un
Profile Views: 30471
Last Login: 1/23/2013
Member Since 11/18/2005
Website www.saraharoeste.com
Record Label Aroeste Music LLC
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
See below...
Members
Sarah Aroeste (vocals) and Shai Bachar (Producer)
Influences
Alabina, Ofra Haza, Noa, Idan Raichel, Nelly Furtado, Manu Chao, Lila Downs, Lhasa de Sela, Amr Diab, Tarkan, Flory Jagoda, Yehoram Gaon, Los Pasharos
Sounds Like
A Spanish, Jewish, Middle-Eastern Rock Band. Ofra Haza meets Shakira.

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BIO:

Sarah Aroeste, inspired by her family's Sephardic roots in Greece and Macedonia, has spent the last 10 years bringing her contemporary style of original and traditional Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) music to new audiences around the world. Aroeste grounds her music in Ladino , an ethnic form of Castilian Spanish developed by Spanish Jews after their expulsion from Spain in 1492. Although this mysterious pan-Mediterranean language has, unfortunately, been fading away, the musical legacy of Spanish Jews highlights the strength of an oral tradition that spans many centuries and crosses many geographic boundaries. Her style, whether with her original music or with interpreting Ladino folk repertoire, combines traditional Mediterranean Sephardic sounds with contemporary influences such as rock, funk jazz and blues. One of few Ladino artists today who writes her own music, Aroeste writes and performs songs of such universal themes as family dynamics, first-love crushes, unrequited love, loss, searching for home, going off to war, and much more. Together, her songs have brought new life and energy to the beautiful and mysterious sounds of Sephardic music.

In the last decade, Aroeste has amassed a large and loyal following across the US and abroad, and has released three recordings, A la Una: In the Beginning (2003), Puertas (2007), and most recently, Gracia (May 2012). She has performed in major music venues throughout the US and overseas (tours through Europe, Israel and Cuba), and has collaborated with such notables as Frank London (The Klezmatics), Roberto Rodriguez, Tamir Muskat (Balkan Beat Box), Y-Love and more. In 2008 Aroeste was a finalist in Israel’s prestigious “Festiladino” competition of original Ladino songs and performed her winning song with the Jerusalem Symphony. Most recently, Aroeste has teamed up with composer and producer Shai Bachar for her new album and musical direction, which includes a more elaborate instrumentation and stage production.

With her unwavering commitment to Ladino cultural preservation, Sarah Aroeste has received notable attention over the years for her innovation in working to make Ladino music more accessible and exciting to new and larger audiences. Bringing a fresh and inspiring modern sound, Sarah Aroeste’s Ladino “Rock” style has helped to transform and revitalize a tradition.

NEW ALBUM "GRACIA" OUT NOW!!!

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REVIEWS OF HER NEWEST ALBUM GRACIA:

NPR says that with Gracia, Aroeste breaks barriers and pushes boundaries and is one of several cutting edge Latin artists today "united by commitment to inventiveness and unmistakable soul."

The Forward says [Gracia] is the strongest case around for the ongoing relevance of Ladino music."

Angelica Music says "Few albums take risks as successfully as on Gracia... If you’re into world music with the New York flare, Sarah Aroeste is for you."

Remezcla says Gracia is a "mesmerizing mix of feminist, experimental and Mediterranean-infused original Ladino songs."

Midwest Record says Gracia "is a mind blowing set that the open eared world beater will play for all their friends and try to make them believers. Hot stuff."

World Music Central says Gracia is an album of "finely crafted Ladino songs...With Gracia, Sarah Aroeste injects fresh new sounds into the ancient Ladino music."

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