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My Friend Hafiz
2009

Inspired by the poetry of the 14-century Sufi master Hafiz as translated by Daniel Ladinsky

Sound clips and lyrics are below.

 Dropping Keys   lyrics 
 The Sun Never Says   lyrics 
 Your Mother and My Mother   lyrics 
 When the Violin   lyrics 
 A Root in Each Act and Creature   lyrics 
 Life a Life Giving Sun   lyrics 
 Act Great   lyrics 
 Forgive the Dream   lyrics 
 Every Child   lyrics 
 Troubled   lyrics 
Debut album: 36 ...inspiration from the Tanach and the Talmud.
Spring 2008
Sound clips and lyrics are below.
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 36   lyrics 
 Daniel's Round   lyrics 
 Ten Li (Let Me)   lyrics 
 Lo Yisa Goi   lyrics 
 Singing Poetry   lyrics 
 Belly of the Whale   lyrics 
 I Know Your Name   lyrics 
 Proverbs 3   lyrics 
 Let Your Roots Go Down   lyrics 
 Tzimtzum   lyrics 
What's being said about 36:

"36, I love it; the story; the hope; the promise... I have a good background in the Bible, especially the New Testament, but I must confess I’ve know and expanded my beliefs and my thoughts and know without a doubt- God belongs to all of us - each one - regardless of religion, race, creed."

     - Gloria Roberts / Landrum, SC

"This music does for Judaism what Bob Marley and the Wailers did for Rastafarianism."

     - Drake Powe / Minneapolis, MN

Two recently-mixed recordings from 2008: previews of what is to come.
      World of Peace
      Dropping Keys
Madlik Oti (2006): when we started
      Madlik Oti
      A Seafaring L'Cha Dodi
      Mi Chamocha
      Anachnu
Purchase Madlik Oti
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