Iluminada: A Festival of Light

by Zambra

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1.	Gaudete 02:49	buy track
2.	Clouchester Wassail 03:18	buy track
3.	Cuando el rey Nimrod 02:41	buy track
4.	Neesa 03:15	buy track
5.	Il est né le divin enfant 02:50	buy track
6.	Down in Yon Forest 01:57	buy track
7.	Tres villancicos de diversos autores 05:33	buy track
8.	The Cherry Tree Carol 03:53	buy track
9.	Lo Yisa Goy 03:25	buy track
10.	Go Tell it on the Mountain 03:31	buy track
11.	Es ist ein Ros entsprungen 03:42	buy track
12.	The Wren in the Furze-Deck the Hall 03:47	buy track

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Zambra's first CD, Iluminada: A Festival of Light, features holiday selections from medieval, Sephardic, Celtic and other traditions.

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released December 1, 1998

Featured instrumentalists:

David Brewer: bodhran, pipes, low whistle
Janet Herman: dulcimer, recorder
Lars Johannesson: flute
Kathleen Loveless, Antonia Hines: guitar
Jennifer Cass: harp
Steve Loveless: percussion
Laura Reeve: bodhran, recorder
Frances Miller: violin

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Zambra Santa Cruz, California

Based in Santa Cruz, California, Zambra sings glorious global music with a radiant harmonic blend. We perform a broad range of songs including Sephardic laments, Scots Gaelic waulking tunes, Italian wedding songs, Swedish lullabies, southern Appalachian hymns and more. Zambra's music combines the richness of tradition with the freshness of new interpretation. ... more

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