:This article is about the music of the Sephardic Jews. For the main article on secular Jewish music, see
Secular Jewish music.Sephardic music was born in medieval Spain, with
canciones being performed at the royal courts. Since then, it has picked up influences from across Spain,
Morocco,
Argentina,
Turkey,
Greece and various popular tunes from Spain and further abroad. There are three types of Sephardic songs -- topical and entertainment songs, romance songs and spiritual or ceremonial songs. Lyrics can be in several languages, including
Hebrew for religious songs, and
Ladino.
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