Kol nidrei (Kal Nidré)

An Early Twentieth-Century Sephardi Troubadour: The Historical Recordings of Haim Effendi of Turkey
An Early Twentieth-Century Sephardi Troubadour: The Historical Recordings of Haim Effendi of Turkey
Kol nidrei (Kal Nidré)

Haim Effendi


A rare recording of the Eastern Sephardi melody for the opening prayer for the Eve of Yom Kippur. Unlike the well-known, elaborate Ashkenazi melody, the Sephardi melody is a litany of a narrow range, alternating embellished passages with strictly syllabic sections, that clearly delineates the literary structure of the text.

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