Yedid Nefesh
Yair Harel sings the piyyut Yedid Nefesh at a 2007 Kehilot Sharot gathering.
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Music · קהילות שרות פיוט וניגון · 2007Yedid Nefesh
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Piyyut · Voice and Zarb
Yair Harel
Israeli singer, percussionist and teacher from Jerusalem, and one of the people behind the revival of the piyyut: the Hebrew liturgical poetry that Jewish communities have sung for centuries, from Spain, North Africa, Iran and Iraq. He founded and directs An Invitation to Piyut, an online archive of that repertoire, and is artistic director of the Jerusalem Piyut Festival.
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