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Most piyutim (sacred Jewish song poems) are chanted "a cappela." This one is accompanied by Tunisian oud music. The oud (ud) is similar to a lute. You'll hear traces of tambourines, too. And some kind of percussion; perhaps boot heels, perhaps knocking on wood...

This piyut (sacred musical poem), titled "Al Hechali," is Tunisian, and is chanted by Rabbi Yehuda ben Shmuel Ibn Abbas

A list of all the singers (paytanim) and musicians performing piyutim (sacred song poems) on this website. Mostly for unaccompanied voice, piyutim are sometimes expressed with instruments like the violin, oud, ney, tambourine, darbuka, riq, and so on.

The Shaharit Ensemble performs this Middle-Eastern Jewish sacred piyut (musical poem) with ney, oud, violin, double bass, kanun, and darbuka.

Female Paths to God in Medieval Oriental & Occidental Music: Songs from the early Christian oriental repertoire, sacred songs from rural Sweden, medieval polyphony from the Spanish Codex Las Huelgas.

2 melodies from Morocco and Tunisia. Ensemble Mizrach-Maarav. Bar Yochai.

A beautiful, sweet, yearning, graceful Modzitz Hassidic melody affiliated with "The Admor Shaul Yedidya of Modzitz (1887-1948)." It's simple, with just voice and steel-stringed guitar (and a baglama?)

Song of longing and lamentation, "Ad Ana Yona" is a sacred Sephardic Jewish sung poem (piyut) about the plight of Iraqui Jews in 1948.

These twelve selected Piyutim are the gems of Hebrew poetry. All are chanted and sung. Some are accompanied by tambourine, oud, and percussive sounds. Most are sung "a cappela," without instrumentation.

Piyut is a poem sung to God or about God. Piyut is also a prayer that expresses emotions in relationship to God, including praise, glory, joy, sorryow, anger, gratitude, lamentation, celebration, respect, fear, fury, loneliness, and longing. Piyutim are a crying out for connection with God.

Beautiful, pleading Sephardic High Holiday piyut recited on Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur before Amidah. Tradtional Moroccan melody sung by Eyal Bitton.