Zamru / זַמְּרוּ from Fragments by Yoni Avi Battat
Music by Yoni Avi Battat
Text from Psalm 98
Featuring Dena El Saffar (joza), Jesse Chevan (darbuka), and Fabio Pirozzolo (riq)
Playing musical instruments has always been an important part of my spiritual expression, as it was for Jews of ancient times. Psalm 98 references the instrument kinor, which means violin in modern Hebrew. Historians believe it may have been something closer to a lyre or harp. I like to think that the kinor was some sort of ancient violin, like the Iraqi coconut-shell spike fiddle, or joza, featured in this track.
Tracklist
| 5. | Zamru / זַמְּרוּ | 7:41 |
Lyrics
זַמְּרוּ לַיְיָ בְּכִנּוֹר בְּכִנּוֹר וְקוֹל זִמְרָה
Praise God with a kinor and the voice of song
Credits
Yoni Avi Battat: lead vocal, oud
Jamal Sinno: qanun
Naseem Alatrash: cello
Fabio Pirozzolo: riq, frame drum, karakeb
Jesse Chevan: darbuka
James Heazlewood Dale: bass
Dena El Saffar: joza
Laura Elkeslassy: background vocal
Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell: background vocal
Leah Carnow: background vocal
Yosef Goldman: background vocal
License
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Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer specializing in contemporary and traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He maintains an active performance schedule across the country, playing violin, viola, and oud in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects spanning a wide range of styles.