Vanessa Paloma (vocals, harp), Jordan Charnofsky (guitar), with percussion, bass, flute, cello, and more!
Influences
Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Ladino, world music, international music, folk music, roots music, traditional music, ethnic music, Israeli, Spanish, Portuguese Fado, Flamenco, Andalusian, Turkish, Balkan, Greek, Moroccan, North African, Mediterranean, Latin-American, Armenian, Italian, Persian, Jewish, Arabic & middle eastern music, klezmer, Sfaradi, Sephardi, Mizrahi, Yemenite music.
Sounds Like
Accentus, Bienvenida Berta Aguado, and Loretta Dora Gerassi, Eleonora Noga Alberti, Pedro Aledo (Vocal) with Ludovic Selmi (Piano), Isaac Algazi (Joel Rubin & Rita Ottens), Alhambra, Alia Musica, Alondra, Antequera Ensemble, Sarah Aroeste, Francoise Atlan, Francoise Atlan & Orchestre Arabo-Andalou de Fas, Francoise Atlan and Zoubelda Idrissi, Isaac Azose, Michele Baczynsky and Talita Koumi, Etty Ben-Zaken, Sandra Bessis & John Mc Lean with Phillippe Foulon and Alain Boughaux, Sandra Bessis, & John McLean, Angel Carril, Jordan Charnofsky & Vanessa Paloma, Judith Cohen, Annie Darmon, Joaquin Diaz, Paco Diez, Gerard Edery Ensemble, Gerard Edery & Peninnah Schram, Ofri Eliaz, Raphael Yair Elnadav & The Salonika Trio, Helene Engel, Fortuna, Judy Frankel, Yehoram Gaon, Gerineldo, Jose Manuel Fraile Gil, Rakhel Hadass, Victoria Hazan, Nurit Henig & Eyal Leber, Hersperion XXI, Montserrat Fiogueras, Flory Jagoda, Bonita Nahoum Jaros with John Bilezikjian, Kol Oud Tof Trio, Kol Tof Duo - Esti Kenan Ofri & Oren Fried, La Rondinella, Esther Lamandier, Yasmin Levy, Gloria Levy, Jana Lewitova, Nancy Linder, Los Pasaros Sefaradis, Lyrique Iberique Ensemble, Larry Mesirow, Aurora Moreno, Yitzhak Navon, Esti Kenan Ofri, Hadass Pal-Yarden, Eliseo Parra and Jose Manuel Fraile, Jaqueline Reisel (The Yiladi Trio), Dorit Reuveni, Lena Rothstein, David Saltiel, Sarband, Willy Schwarz, Second Avenue Klezmer Band, Zahava Seewald & Michele Baczynsky, Shira Utfila, Tanja Solnik, Tim Sparks, Suzy, Voice of the Turtle, Wayal Ensemble, Women of Morocco, Ruth Yaakov Ensemble, Savina Yannatou, Mira Zakai, Uri Revah, Ofrah Hadad, Rosa Zaragoza, David Abikzer, Raphael Aboohav, Hana Ahroni, Alabina, Alia Musica, Jo Amar, Andalou de Fas and Mohammed Briouel, Francoise Atlan and Zoubelda Idrissi, Adolphe Attia and Choir, Lea Avraham, Isaac Azose, Yacoub B'Chiri, Ezra Barnea, Hagai Yair Batzri, Samuel Benaroya, Bnei Teman Group, Albert Bouhadana, Mordechai Bouzaglo, David Bouzaglo, Abraham Lopes Cardozo, Alain Chekroun & Taoufik Bestandji, Avner Cohen, Nathan Cohen, Yoav Cohen, Samy Elmaghribi, Ethiopian Rabbis, Yehoram Gaon, Geula Gill with Dov Seltzer, Zion Golan, Filfel Gourgy, Salim Halali, Ofra Haza, Victoria Hazan, Marc Hazan, Jews of Ethiopia, Raoul Journo, Raoul Journo, Richard Kaplan, Richard Kaplan and Michael Ziegler, Erez Khaim, Abraham Arzoine, Abraham Bouhadana, Kol Oud Tof Trio, Cheikh Raymond Leyris, Los Pasaros Sefaradis, Chaim Louk, Haim Louk & The Abed Shakara Orchestra, Haim Louk & Waeish, Enrico Macias, Maftirim Chorus, Aurora Moreno, Rahel Musleah, Yechiel Nahary, Natural Gathering, Achinoam Nini (Noa), Gil Dor, Bnei Teiman Group, Noam Sheriff, Hakki Obadia, Arie Ovadia, Pharaoh's Daughter, Reuben Perzarkar, Pinhas David Bhalkar, Benjamin Simon Dandekar, Levi Jacob, Alain Scetbon, Abraham A. Schwadron, Shashmaqam, Uri Shevach, Shira Utfila, Jack Tobi, El Kahlaoui Tounsi, Yemenite Songs And Dances, Shalom Tzabari, Women of Morocco, Ezra Yerichi & Mordechai Cohen, Elie Zerbib, Emil Zrihan and Abedsalam Safiani, Abdelfatah Benis, Haim Louk, Emil Zrihan, Lior Elmaleh, Abdelrahim Souiri, Adbeslam Sefiani
Founded by singer Vanessa Paloma and guitarist Jordan Charnofsky, FLOR DE SERENA is a professional musical ensemble established to explore the wide Judeo-Spanish heritage of poetry and song. The repertoire, gathered from traditional sources as well as extensive field research, is performed in an evocative, expressive style. Vanessa and Jordan keep alive unique texts and melodies which have been passed down through generations of the Sephardic Diaspora.
FLOR DE SERENA brings deep understanding and interpretive skills to Sephardic music, based on years of research in the field and scholarship. This is combined with extensive professional performance experience in classical and world music. The musicians' combined talent and virtuosity creates an elegant, traditional sound with contemporary influences.
While Vanessa and Jordan's performances spring from a depth of knowledge and high artistic quality, their concerts are fun, entertaining, interesting, educational, and designed to move modern audiences. FLOR DE SERENA is an ensemble perfectly suited for major concert venues, but can also tailor its program for more intimate groups including synagogues, community centers and schools.
A featured artist at the World Festival of Sacred Music, and a recipient of the California Council for the Humanities Grant, FLOR DE SERENA captivates audiences of all ages with its dynamic concert performances. The group often appears as a duet with voice and guitar to capture the intimate and subtle qualities of the rich Sephardic musical repertoire. FLOR DE SERENA also appears as a larger musical ensemble including instruments such as percussion, bass, flute, cello, and more.
The flowering of Sephardic Jewish culture which poured profusely out of the Iberian Peninsula through poetry, discourse and song for over seven centuries is a vital cultural heritage of both the Jewish and Spanish people - it is a direct link from the past to the present. FLOR DE SERENA captures the timeless essence of the romantic Judeo-Spanish musical tradition and shares it for all to enjoy - like a fragrant spice translated into artistic expression. Partaking of the rich cultural treasures preserved and offered by these musicians is truly a taste to be savored and cherished.
Based in Los Angeles, California, FLOR DE SERENA is available to travel for concert performances and special engagements.
www.FlordeSerena.com
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