Join Jewish Currents, Mycelium Choral Project, and the Egalitarian Sefardi Mizrahi Kehilla of NYC on Monday, June 15th at 7pm at The Urbane Arts Club for an evening of socialist Ladino song—where you sing too!
This past winter, we published a new history of what Sephardic studies scholar Devin E. Naar has termed the “Ladino Left,” the loose collection of Ottoman-born radicals active in New York City in the early 20th century. It also featured a six-song excerpt from a 1919 Ladino Socialist Songbook. Presumably, Naar writes, “the Sephardic Branch’s sympathizers had requested Ladino versions of socialist songs to chant during marches or on the picket line, to make their voices heard in their own language.”
Together with Naar, editor-at-large Arielle Angel, and seasoned song guides, we will learn about and sing these radical tunes of the past in an effort to reclaim them for our present.
Tickets are free for sustaining members of Jewish Currents, and $9 for non-members. If you’re interested in more events like this one, become a sustaining member today. For $9/month, you gain free admission to this event and others like it—plus a subscription to the print magazine, an exclusive members’ mug, and more. Whether you’re a long-time subscriber or a new reader, we hope you’ll join us.
This event is in-person at The Urbane Arts Club, located at 1016 Beverley Rd, Brooklyn, NY. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the event starts at 7 pm. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Email events@jewishcurrents.org with questions about accessibility.
