VA - Maftirim (Judeo-Sufi Connection) (Repost)

Maftirim History:

The source of Jewish religious music dates from the very early years of the history of the Hebrew tribes, from the times of the "Beith Hamigdash", the holy temple of which only the wall remains today. Incredible similarites have been found between the songs sung in the Bcith Hamigdash and gregorian tunes. Though no records are available, just identifying the similarities in the music created by the Hebrew tribes which could have had no contact with each other, such as the Yemenites, the Jews of Persia, Syria or Iraq will support the hypothesis that a very old tradition has survived over the milleniums. The hymns repeated on the special religious days, the Hizum, also have a lot of similarities in the way they arc sung by the Jewish which were dispersed all around the globe. No constant communication could be traced between them neither. The hymns repeated on the sacred days of Yamin Norayim the holy Jewish days of the beginning of the Hebrew year could be a very good exemple as to how tunes show very little variations.

Another point to note in the religious music created by Jewish people is the special way the passages from the old Testament are read and sung. The readings have special tunes mostly created by improvisations and these again have a lot of similarities with respect to melody end intonation when the ways they arc sung among different groups of Jewish people and compared. Each word is marked and given a certain musicality. The hymns sung on "Shabbath" have also been created by improvisations and Middle Eastern tunes such as Suzinak, Hicaz, Hüzzam, Rast, Hüseyni, Nihavend. Acemşiran have widely influenced the Hazan who composed them.

While reading the Old Testament the Hazzan have been influenced both by the tunes of the Middle Eastern music and by the historical Jewish hymns. The prayers of the Milha, Arvit, Avdala. Musafand Şahrit are also sung in the tune which carry the influences of both traditional Jewish music and Middle Eastern tunes. Though most prayers are in Hebrew some parts are sung in Ladino. a diversified form of the old Spanish language.

The Perek and the Maftirim hold an important part in diversity of Jewish religious music. These "unisound" and "akapella" songs can be said to be a kind of "0ratorium" sung collectively in tune. The Maftirim. the choral music performed every Shabath evening before the prayers, have a concert like quality. It dates back to 3°° years and is believed to have come to Istanbul from Edirne. its place of birth. The tradition of the Maftirim is still alive in the synagogues of Istanbul today. The music of the "Mevlevi". of followers of the leader Mevlana, a Turkish poet and founder of the mevlevi sect. has been very influential in the tunes of the Maftirim. Şemtov Şikar, Simon Aftelyon, Yomtov Hazar, Israel Nacar, Kemal Abiyatov, Ishak Macoro, Izak Algazi are some important names in the wording and composition of the Maftirim.


Tracklist:
01- Ses Taksim
02- Azkir Hasde El
03- Yismah Ar Tsiyon
04- Hades Kekedem
05- Mizmor Sir LeYom Asaba
06- Meulal Sem
07- Maru Kol Sarim
08- Eloe Tsidki
09- Hisavti
10- Ahare Nimkar
11- Ya Salad
12- Yistmah Salom
13- Akav Birhateha
14- Yeme Levavi Biroti
15- Yislah Misamayim
16- El Ar BatSiyon
17- A_u E__u
18- El Selah et Tisbi
19- Hag Amakabim