SOLEDAD BRAVO
"cantos sefardies"

 This Latin Diva has recorded  more than 30 albums and is a truly established Star ("AN  INSTITUTION!" would correct the Venezuelans). She sang all  around the world (Costa Rica, Holland, germany, france, Spain,  USA..), proposing traditional selections, leaving sometimes her  guitar and her cuatro to perform a thrilling mixture of salsa  and more lively refrains (always acclaimed with enthusiasm)!  She played and worked with, among others, Chico Buarque, Willie  Colon, Gilberto Gil, Pablo Milanes, Ray Barreto, Manolo Sanlucar,  Joaquin Sabina, Milton Nascimento, Paquito D'Rivera, Mikis Theodorakis,  Paco Ibanez, Ruben Blades, Silvio Roderiguez... SOLEDAD BRAVO  is the only Latin singer able to go from one style to another, epitomizing the fusion of beatiful poetry and unique singing  in an extraordinarily varied programme of canciones latino-americana  (from argentinian tango to mexican bolero, from ranchera to guaguanco,  son, golpe, guajira, milonga or afro-jazz...)

 In 1980, after singing latin american music on many successfull albums, she decides to look into the past and go to her deepest roots,and records « CANTOS SEFARDIES », an album of hispanic jewish music.

 The Judeo-Spanish or Ladino folk song of the Sephardi Jews is one the richest and most vibrant Jewish repertoires. This repertoire has its roots in medieval Spain, although it was considerably expanded and transformed in the five hundred years that elapsed since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. The repertoire comprises songs from different genres. One of the most venerable among them is the romance, an epic-lyric ballad.

 Though Soledad was raised as a Christian, she found out that some of her ancesters came from the sefarad community, and she decided to pay a tribute to their ric hand beautiful musical culture.

 « CANTOS SEFARDIES » was acclaimed by the world press, and received the prestigious award « Prix de l’académie Charle Cros » in France.

With this amazing album, she not only  accomplished an incredible work of musical ethnology , where  her unique voice  had to adapt to the technique of a 5 centuries old art, but she recorded one of her most beautiful and timeless works.