The Ivory Consort-Live! (NYC) Kalenda Maya

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-ivory-consort-live!/id312896305

One of many Troubadour songs that crossed the Pyrenees, sung in Occitan, played on period instruments. Founded in 1990, the Ivory Consort here performs music of three faiths, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, from medieval Occitan, Spain and Portugal.
Visit us at http://www.jayelfenbein.com/JayElfenbein/⇒_Ivory_Consort.html
Members of the Ivory Consort:
Jay Elfenbein: director, rebab, vihuela d'arco, vielle, voice
Dennis Cinelli: bass oud, saz, mandora, gittern
Rex Benincasa: percussion, hurdy-gurdy,voice
Margo Gezairlian Grib: voice, vielle, percussion
Daphna Mor: zurna, recorder, ney, percussion
Haig Manoukian: oud

Category:

Music

Tags:

• World
• music
• medieval
• Jewish
• Sephardic
• Music
• Andalusian
• Early
• Folk

[ZeldaRun]

Is the guy in the middle playing a hurdy girdy???

[ivoryconsort]

@ZeldaRun Yes, Rex Benincasa is singing and playing a hurdy gurdy, also known vielle in France.

[DjConfuciuz]

i love that tambourine guy, he looks really concentrated even tho he's playing just a syncopated rhythm haha

[krimsonpage]

Salam. Magnifique! In my part of California: Totally AWESOME, dude!

[Bachirbaz]

Salam, since many months ago, I search for these videos of this treasure music performed by The Ivory Consort, really it's fantastic.

Thanks to all.

Bachirbaz