“Adío…” The haunting word grows from silence, shivering with vibrato as it recedes. “Adío, kerida” returns with greater conviction, its voice cracking with flamenco ornaments. A single clave accompanies her with its rhythmic tresillo, only to become the Turkish wahda. From the silence of this dramatic opening comes a Spanish guitar, morphing again into its Turkish twin, the qanún. Soft shakers, a whispering Turkish ney, and a double bass join. A gentle male choir follows the voice in her serpentine melodic sighs. After a few short verses, she finishes the song alone: “…me l’amargates tu.”
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