Episode notes
The wonderful singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and scholar Lily Henley sings in the endangered language Ladino and during this podcast you’ll hear clips from her album Oras Dezaoradas. Blending her roots in American and Celtic music, Lily creates powerful original music that honours centuries of Sephardic women’s voices. These songs tell timeless stories of love, loss, exile, and resilience, sharing her personal connection to this important tradition.
You’ll also learn about:
- Sephardic history and contemporary communities
- Lily’s unusual childhood
- how she’s learned to trust her voice
Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube channel and I’ve also linked the transcript to
Keywords
Jewish cultureSongwritingMusicologySephardic