Spanish and Jewish music have similar roots, but often could not be more different. Spanish music is usually very passionate and outspoken, whereas Jewish music is often performed with reservation. Ventanas does an expert job of bridging the gap between these two types of music in their second album, Arrelumbre.

The seventh track on the album, “Entré en la sala del crimen,” is potentially the most traditionally Jewish-sounding song on the album, while the majority of the others are like hybrids of the two types of music.

The band consists of Tamar Ilana, vocals; Dennis Duffin, flamenco guitar; Alex Talbot, flamenco dance; Demetrios Petsalakis, oud; Jessica Hana Deutsch, violin; Derek Gray, percussion; and Jaash Singh, darbuka and cajon. They also invite special guests to join in on a few songs