Lily Henley

The wonderful singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and scholar Lily Henley breathes new life into the endangered language Ladino (a fusion of Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, and Turkish). During this podcast you’ll hear clips from her album Oras Dezaoradas. Blending her roots in American and Celtic music, Lily creates powerful original music that honours centuries of Sephardic women’s voices. These songs tell timeless stories of love, loss, exile, and resilience, sharing her personal connection to this important tradition. 

You’ll also learn about: 

• Sephardic history and contemporary communities

• Lily’s unusual childhood

• how she’s learned to trust her voice

 Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast on many podcast platforms, and I’ve also linked the transcript.