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Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
Ein Ke'eloheinu
A short piyyut from the Ge'onim era (7th-11th centuries). In the Ashkenazi Nusach it is…
Hay ram galeh
… of the so-called Sephardic-Jerusalemite liturgical style. This style merges diverse Jewish practices from the Middle East, such as the urban Turkish-Ottoman style that was prevalent in the major cities of the Ottoman …
Ades Synagogue
… in the afternoon during summer Shabbats. The piyyutim style of the Aleppine Jews as practiced in the Ades … was a big influence on the development of the hazzanut style known today as Jerusalem-Sephardic. Many important …
Responsorial Singing
… “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in which a solo singer (leader) and a group of singers …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
Ten zemirot ‘ami is the second disc in the new “Contemporary Jewish Music” series of the…
Ahavat ‘Olamim
Ahavat ‘olamim (Everlasting Love) is an original production based on a performance held…
Ner Haviv, Ner Na'eh
… ner na’eh’ is in spirit and language a short song in folk style with simple rhymes, and was probably selected because … set the same poem to a very different musical style. This version of the song was recorded in an …