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ELDAD LEVY

EP 29 – 2010-03-21

ELDAD LEVY

Eldad Levi was born in central Israel, a descendent of Levites on both sides for generations back.

 Central to his work has been an intensive study of ancient musical sources dating back to the Temple period. This is precisely the effect Eldad seeks in his music - a way of connecting with audiences and of bringing people together by reaching them at the level of their soul.


His current project “Music of the 3rd Temple” is about evoking the longing in people to bring the 3rd Temple back representing a place of peace and harmony in the world.

The Talmud teaches that the Levites would sing during sacrifices to help foster an even closer connection with the Holy One. Different melodic patterns, or maqaamat, as they are called in Oriental music, would

Evoke different emotions.  Thus one melody would be sung to remedy jealousy, another – anger.  Maqam means ‘place’, and in this context could be understood as a place in the soul.

 



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