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PERSONNEL
Audrey Aviva Babcock: vocals Harel Shachal: G (Turkish) clarinet,
ney, saxophone
Dan Nadel: flamenco guitar Satoshi Takeishi: drums &
percussion
Victor Prieto: accordion
Annaliesa Place: violin
Melissa Reardon: viola
Karlos Rodriguez: cello David Majzlin: bass, programming,
rhodes, additional guitars
Mixed by David Majzlin
Mastered by Emily Lazar
WARDROBE STYLIST
Victoria Tzykun
PHOTOGRAPHY
Emanuela Romano
LEGAL and ACCOUNTING
Wallace Collins, Esq.
Starr & Keller, CPAs
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Songs For Carmen is inspired by George Bizet’s internationally acclaimed opera, Carmen. Many scholars believe the tale of this famous Gypsy was derived from the legend of the Petenera, a Jewish temptress who, because of her seductive power, was reported to be the “damnation of men.” These and other folklore have their origins in southern Spain at a time when the cultural and artistic alliances of Jewish and Muslim communities flourished. The language on this album is Ladino an ancient form of Spanish spoken by the Jews of the region and nearly decimated after the expulsion of the Jews and Muslims in 1492. No Jews or Muslims were harmed in the making of this album.

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