Jewish, Latin cultures in harmony - Herencia Judia

For Benjamin Lapidus, mixing his Jewish heritage and the Latino culture he has grown to love was always natural.

“I would have a Passover seder at my house, and we would pull out the panderetas (a Puerto Rican percussion instrument) and mess around,” he said. “In my cousin’s house in Havana we make matzo balls with calabaza.”

After all these years, the 35-year-old tres virtuoso has finally succeeded in combining the cultures on one record. His new album, Herencia Judia, released this month on the independent label Tresero, is a thoughtful, passionate attempt at combining Jewish liturgical songs with traditional music from Cuba and Puerto Rico.”*

*From: http://www.chron.com
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