The Spirit of Sepharad traces the unique migration of the Sephardim from medieval Spain, across North Africa, to the Middle East and beyond, bringing to life all the rich cultural strains of the Sephardic Diaspora. The Spirit of Sepharad combines music, narration and illuminating projections, and includes songs--in Ladino, Hebrew, Arabic, and Spanish--of secular and liturgical origin from Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Greece, Syria, Turkey, Ancient Persia, The Balkans, Israel and Kurdistan. This is the story of a rich cultural heritage that invites the possibility of coexistence, tolerance, respect and peace among all peoples.

Gerard Edery -vocals, guitar, saz, composer, cantorial soloist- is recognized as a leading musical folklorist and a master singer and guitarist. He has at his command a remarkable range of ethnic folk styles and traditions, sings in fifteen languages and speaks four fluently. He energizes these repertoires by interpreting them for contemporary audiences and by teaming up with some of the world's most highly acclaimed virtuoso musicians. His special brand of world music fusion prizes formal authenticity and an appreciation for how disparate cultures overlap, parallel each other and often borrow from one another. He has been honoured with the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award and is the recipient of a Meet the Composer grant for his original songs. In addition to his busy concert schedule, Gerard also has twelve CD releases to his name as well as a critically acclaimed Sephardic Song.