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Invitation to Piyut North America

Collection of piyutim (liturgical poems) set to melodies from Iraq, Morocco, Syria, and more.

Recorded for the first conference November 2010 by Yair Harel, Director of Jerusalem Piyut Festival and co-founder of Invitation to Piyut North America; Rabbi Roly Matalon of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation in NYC and co-founder of Invitation to Piyut North America; and the B’nai Jeshurun Congregation instrumentalists.

Yedid Nefesh (Morocco – Algeria)
Yedid Nefesh (Iraq)
Lechu Neranena (Morocco – Kabbalat
Shabbat)
Adon Olam (Algeria)
Adon Olam (Yemen – tune for Shabbat)
Adon Olam (Iraq – tune for dawn)
Leshoni Konanta (Sfarad-Turkey, based on a
Ladino tune)
Shachar Avakeshcha (Sfarad-Turkey, based
on a Ladino tune)
El Adon (Algeria-Morocco)
Min HaMetzar & Odekha (Hallel) (Tripoli &
Sfarad-Yerushalaim)

Ana Adonay Hoshia Na (Hallel) (Melody by
Mordechay Khalfon, Sfarad-Yerushalaim)
Refa Tziri (Sfarad-Yerushalaim)
Ma Navu Alei (Iraq)
En K’Eloheinu (Morocco)
En K’Eloheinu (Belgrade)
En K’Eloheinu (Morocco & Belgrade)
Yigdal Elohim Chai (Sfarad-Yerusalaim)
Tzur Mishelo (Iran)
Ya Ribon Alam (Iraq)
Agadelcha (Sfarad-Yerushalaim)
Deror YikraBreslav
Amar Adonay LeYaakov (Iraq)
El Eliyahu (Iraq)

Israeli Songs

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