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Maqam
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intermediate
Sephardic vs. Ashkenazi Liturgy: Two Voices, One Prayer
Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews pray to the same God with the same core prayers — but the melodies, the pronunciation, the order, and even some of the texts differ in ways that reveal two great civilizations of Jewish life.
sephardicashkenaziliturgy
intermediate
Sephardic Piyyutim: The Sacred Poetry of Song
Sephardic piyyutim — liturgical poems set to haunting melodies rooted in Middle Eastern maqam scales — represent one of the richest musical traditions in Jewish life. From the pre-dawn bakashot to the poets of Spain's Golden Age, discover a world of sacred song.
piyyutimsephardicbakashot
beginner
Mizrahi Music: How Eastern Sounds Conquered Israel
Once dismissed by Israel's cultural establishment, Mizrahi music — rooted in Arabic maqam scales, oud, and darbuka — went from the margins to the mainstream to become Israel's dominant popular sound.
MizrahiIsraeli musicZohar Argov