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'''Fortuna''' is a [[Brazilian people|Brazilian]] female singer-songwriter of [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jewish]] background, and a researcher of the [[Sephardic]] tradition since 1992.
'''Fortuna''' is a [[Brazilian people|Brazilian]] female singer-songwriter of [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jewish]] background, and a researcher of the [[Sephardic]] tradition since 1992.


Fortuna, whose stage name is '''Fortunee Safdié Joyce''' (born c. 1958), is a Brazilian [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi Jewish]] singer and composer born in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]. She has been studying the Sephardic repertoire since 1992. Fortuna has recorded seven CDs and one DVD since then. She has worked on a number of occasions with the Choir of the Monastery of the Monks of [[St Benedict]] in São Paulo, and with the Guri Choir, composed of children and adolescents in the city.
Fortuna, whose birth name is '''Fortunee Safdié Joyce''' (born c. 1958), is a Brazilian [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi Jewish]] singer and composer born in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]. She has been studying the Sephardic repertoire since 1992. Fortuna has recorded seven CDs and one DVD since then. She has worked on a number of occasions with the Choir of the Monastery of the Monks of [[St Benedict]] in São Paulo, and with the Guri Choir, composed of children and adolescents in the city.


Fortuna sings mainly in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Judaeo-Spanish|Ladino]], a language used by [[Sephardi Jews]] who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula until the fifteenth century, at which time they were expelled by the Catholic Monarchs and scattered through several countries of the Mediterranean basin.
Fortuna sings mainly in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Judaeo-Spanish|Ladino]], a language used by [[Sephardi Jews]] who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula until the fifteenth century, at which time they were expelled by the Catholic Monarchs and scattered through several countries of the Mediterranean basin.

Revision as of 08:13, 28 December 2023

Fortuna
Birth nameFortunée Joyce Safdié
Born1958
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationVocalist
InstrumentVocals
Years active1980–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Fortuna is a Brazilian female singer-songwriter of Sephardic Jewish background, and a researcher of the Sephardic tradition since 1992.

Fortuna, whose birth name is Fortunee Safdié Joyce (born c. 1958), is a Brazilian Sephardi Jewish singer and composer born in São Paulo, Brazil. She has been studying the Sephardic repertoire since 1992. Fortuna has recorded seven CDs and one DVD since then. She has worked on a number of occasions with the Choir of the Monastery of the Monks of St Benedict in São Paulo, and with the Guri Choir, composed of children and adolescents in the city.

Fortuna sings mainly in Hebrew and Ladino, a language used by Sephardi Jews who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula until the fifteenth century, at which time they were expelled by the Catholic Monarchs and scattered through several countries of the Mediterranean basin.

Discography

  • 15 Years Collection (Coletânea 15 anos)
  • At Ruth's House (Na casa da Ruth – CD and DVD)
  • New World (Novo Mundo) – 2005
  • Meeting (Encontros) – 2003
  • Caelestia (CD and DVD) – 2001
  • Mazal – 2000
  • Mediterranean (Meditarrâneo) – 1998
  • Songs (Cantigas) – 1998
  • The First Time (La Prima Vez) – 1998[1]

References

  1. ^ Discografia Fortuna
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