"Ocho Kandelikas" (lit. 'Eight Little Candles') is a Ladino song celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah, written by the Jewish-American composer Flory Jagoda in 1983.[1]
The song is sung in Ladino, an Old Spanish-derived language traditionally associated with the Sephardic Jewish community.[2] The song is often performed in an Argentine tango-rhythm with accompanying accordion and violins. The lyrics of the song describe a child's joy of lighting the candles on the menorah.
The song has been recorded and performed by:
- Sarah Aroeste, an American singer and composer on the album Hanuká[3]
- Voice of the Turtle (appearing on their CD: Circle of Fire; Boston 1986)
- Erran Baron Cohen
- Portland-based lounge orchestra Pink Martini
- Multilingual rock group Hip Hop Hoodios
- London-based jazz flamenco group Los Desterrados
- Female Acappella ensemble Vocolot
- Chazzan Alberto Mizrahi
- Yasmin Levy, an Israeli singer-songwriter of Ladino music
- Idina Menzel,[4] an American actress, performer, singer and songwriter
- Bella Ríos, Cuban-Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter.