The Sound Of Sephardic Melodies

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Heard On The Odyssey Series
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The proclamation signed by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabel in 1492 exiled all Jews from Castile and Ahragon. It was an historical example of radical and gradual banishment, yet sudden, incremental, definitive, threatening, and enacted during a centuries-long process that helped shape the evolution of Sephardic Music.

Episode Credits

  • Dr. Jonathan Øverby Host
  • Dr. Jonathan Øverby Producer
  • Tom Blain Technical Director

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