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Voyage
(HE 007)

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1	Introduction			10	Lomir zikh iberbetn			Special thanks to Paul Century, Yolande Amzallag and Pierrette Laroche for their support, contributions and advice all along this VOYAGE. The song Shalom Rav is dedicated to Sylvie Brajtman’s memory. The song Helene's Nigun is dedicated to Jacques Grober’s memory.
2	Suite Rabbinik -- Rabbinical Suite			11	Sapozhkelekh
3	Le Petit Juif - Little Jewish Man			12	Mipi el
4	Fel Shara			13	La Cannelle et le Cumin
5	Arum dem fayer			14	Kesl Gardn
6	Maguen Ossim			15	Bublichki
7	Quando el Rey Nimrod			16	Ocho Candelicas
8	Shalom Rav			17	Hélène’s nigun
9	Bei mir bistu sheyn				Lyrics and notes available here

The Helene Engel Trio began in Montreal in 2005 and has since been performing with their show "Travelling Notes," a voyage of Jewish vocal music from all corners of the world. Through her years of Judaic research and exploration, Helene Engel has brought together a broad repertoire of melodies, music, and texts in Yiddish, Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Russian, French, English and other languages. The show visits those little but precious moments of Jewish life full of flavour, humour, melancholy and joy, including Helene's own compositions. This CD is a panorama of the "Notes de voyage" (Travelling Notes) live show. Henri's masterful skills with multi-track recording and sound engineering are highlight with his playing simultaneously the accordion, bass, percussions and even guitar, as well as a full chassidic choir! Rabbi Elimelekh may be able to explain these recording technology feats by some little-known verses from the Torah. Ot azoy!
Helene Engel Trio, with Henri Oppenheim Ex- mathematician, Henri drifted since 1997 into accordion. He has directed the klezmer group Kleztory for four years, performing with the Montreal and the Quebec Symphony Orchestras. Expanding the scope of his musical experience through composition, arrangements, directing, accompaniment, and even production, he has collaborated with Helene Engel since 2004. Marie-Neige Lavigne Classically-trained violinist Marie-Neige Lavigne is comfortable in many musical styles, from Gypsy jazz to the contemporary compositions of her trio “Cord’Âmes,” while granting ample space to the Jewish and Quebecois folklores. As she said to Helene Engel when they began their collaboration in 2005, “The music of the world breathes through the strings of my violin.”

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Chansons traditionnelles juives
(EMA 8544)

Songs from different Jewish traditions


1	Be'er Bassadeh (Hebrew) 2:17
2	Arvolicos de Almendra (judéo-espagnol, Turkey) 2:10
3	Hungerik dain ketzele (yiddish) 3:16
4	Se paseava Silvana (judéo-espagnol, Spain) 4:20
5	A retenish (yiddish) 3:30
6	Urim-Burim (yiddish) 2:20
7	Fel shara (lingua franca) 1:55
8	Shomer mah milel (Hebrew) 2:17
9	Bar Kohba (Hebrew) 2:05
10	A la una yo naci (judéo-espagnol, Orient) 2:50
11	Histapkhus Hanefesh (yiddish) 3:35
12	Prière pour les martyrs (Hebrew) 2:45
13	El Rey que muncho madruga (judéo-espagnol, Macedonia) 3:00

Musicians :
Hélène Engel : Vocal Philippe Racoupeau : Bass Guitar Simon Kamelher : Guitar Edmond Zartarian : Percussion Briegh : Violin Arrangements : Hélène Engel Cover drawings: David Beauchard Recorded and mixed at studio EMA by DANY MAHLER With the collaboration of Sylvie Brajtman and Guillermo Jerez (April - May 1985)

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La Serena - Chansons judéo-espagnoles
(EB88)

Sephardic Folklore (ladino), from Europe and Middle-East. Romances evoquing medieval times.


1	La Serena (Orient)
2	Cuando el Rey Nimrod (Orient/Morocco)
3	Tres hermanicas (Orient)
4	Rucu quere cama a la Franca (Turkey)
5	Entre las huertas paseando (Orient)
6	Esta Rahel la estimoza (Morocco)
7	Fel Shara (Turkey)
8	Morenica (Orient)
9	Avre este abat-jour bijou (Orient)
10	Adio querida (Orient)
11	Una muchacha en Selanica (Salonica)
12	Yo m'enamori d'un aire (Orient)
13	Mi suegra (Orient)
14	Por la tu puerta yo pasi (Orient)
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Hélène Engel : Voice Pierre Bénichou : Guitar (www.bulledesons.com) Arrangements : Pierre Benichou

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Errances
(USA 92)

This album draws a parallel between the expulsion of Jews from Spain and the landing of the first Jewish immigrants in North America . A savory blend of Sephardi and Ashkenazi folklore ( Spain , Middle-East, Maghreb , Russia , Poland , Romania ) and of ancient and contemporary repertoire.

De Tolède... (From Toledo...)				...À Brooklyn (...To Brooklyn)
1	Adonenu (Yugoslavia)			11	Zog Maran (USA)
2	Porque llorax blanca nina (Salonica)			12	Eyn zakh (Russia)
3	Mi padre era Francia (Turkey)			13	Bublitshki (Russia)
4	De que estas triste (Bulgaria)			14	Shlof mayn kind (Poland)
5	Van y vienen havadizes (Turkey)			15	Kolombus (USA)
6	Arvoles lloran por lluvia (Marocco)			16	Kesl garden (USA)
7	En la excola de la alianza (Orient)			17	Shmilik, Gavrilik (USA)
8	Viaje hize, viaje grande (Mediterranean)			18	Di grine Kuzine (USA)
9	Yendome para Marsilia (Orient)			19	Birobidzhane viglid (Russia)
10	Sion tu mi ojo preto (Jerusalem)			20	A heymisher bulgar (USA)

Musicians :
Hélène ENGEL: Vocals and programming Simon KAMELHER: Guitars, vocals and programming BRIEGH: Violin, clarinette, flute Alex BARCELONA: Accordion Marc ISRAËL: Bass Guitar Edmond ZARTARIAN: Percussion Jacques GROBER, Jacques GOMEZ and Pascal HILD: vocals Arrangements: Hélène ENGEL Artistic Direction: Simon KAMELHER Recorded in November 1991 at studio Campus par Jean-Pierre Charrier Production: MIXED MUSIC

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Ay Lu Lu
(HE 952)

Lullabies and rhymes in Yiddish, French and English. Nostalgia of childhood and times forever gone, and continuity of a tradition from one generation to the next. The booklet includes the lyrics in Yiddish and their translation into French and English as well as a brief note about each song.

1	In an orem shtibele			14	Unter beymer
2	A katz un a mayzl			15	Beker
3	Trift a regendl			16	Hezele
4	Ay li lu li			17	Khinezerl
5	Unter di grininke beymelekh			18	Viglid
6	Ketzele			19	Partizaner viglid
7	Kh'vil nit geyn in kheyder			20	Tantz Lid
8	Feygele			21	Nouvel arrivant - Newcomer
9	À la claire fontaine			22	Zing Shtil
10	Durme, durme			23	Nit keyn rozhinkes, nit keyn mandlen
11	Unter dem kinds vigele			24	Rozhinkes mit mandlen
12	Zolst azoy lebn			25	Noah
13	Le grand cerf							Buy on line
Musicians :
Hélène Engel : Voice Helmi Aljarrah : Violin Paul Century : Guitar Bob Cohen : Guitar, Mandolin Jean-Guy Comeau : Synthesizer, Xylophones Gaby Cornu : Guitar Ion Cracea : Accordion Trevor Ferrier : Percussion David Gossage : Flutes Denis Hébert : Piano, Synthesizer Claude Schneegans : Guitar Daniel Thonon : Hurdy-gurdy, accordion Joel Zifkin : Violin Choir: F.A.C.E. school choir directed by Jean-Guy Comeau Arrangements : Hélène Engel Production: Alias record

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