The basic rhythm of this piece - called Ayoub (Job) in Arabic - is an ancient rhythmic pattern common to many cultures throughout the world, from the Middle East to Africa to the Caribbean. The instrumentation combines musical styles from these different countries and continents to express this psalm's universal theme of praise.
Halleluyah! (8x)
Min hashamayim: Halleluyah
Bamromim: Halleluyah
Kol malachav: Halleluyah
V'kol tzva'av: Halleluyah
Halleluyah! (8x)
Shemesh v'yareach halleluhu
Shemesh v'yareach, kol kochavei or!
Translation:
Halleluyah (praise Yah)!
From the heavens: Halleluyah
On the heights: Halleluyah
All Yah's angels: Halleluyah
And all Yah's minions: Halleluyah
Halleluyah!
Sun and moon praise Yah
Sun and moon, and all the stars of light!
credits
from EZUZ,
released May 26, 2020
Music, Lyrics, Arrangement, Lead Vocals: Jessi Roemer
Support Vocals: Meara Lebovitz, Naeemah Maddox, Karinne' Andonian
Flute: Eve Friedman
Percussion: Joseph Tayoun, Jim Hamilton
Drum Kit: Jonathan Singer
Bass & Keyboards: Loren Gildar
Oud: Billy Yalowitz
Recorded, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered at Rittenhouse Soundworks, PA by Jim Hamilton and Brian Boland
Originally sung by Holocaust survivors in Yiddish, Polish and French, this moving album is now available in a gorgeous LP package. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2022