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Asher Shimon Mizrahi
Asher Shimon Mizrahi was born in the old city of Jerusalem in 1890 to father Yitzhak…
Jo Amar
In the early 1960’s, Jo Amar was a Mizrahi music star. He combined ‘paytanut’ and poetry…
Rahamim Amar
Rahamim Amar was born in 1898 in Jerusalem. His father's family was of Greek origin. His…
Simeon Bar-Isaac
Born in Mainz, Germany. An important scholar of his time. As a paytan he composed…
Yehiel 'Adaki
Yehiel 'Adaki was born in Manakhah in 1903[1] to Aharon and Margalit 'Adaki. The…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
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…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of…
Anim Zemirot
The Piyyut 'Anim Zemirot,' also known as 'Shir HaKavod' (Song of Glory), appears in the…