Traditional Jewish Prayers With Contemporary

Product Description

From the masterminds of producers Alon Cohen (Matisyahu) and Rea Mochiach (David Byrne) comes a collection of ambient, electronic music with Yom Kippur melodies of the Sephadic Jews that have been chanted for 2000 years!
Forgiveness was conceived and created in the early 1990's in NYC, by Israeli artists Alon Cohen and Rea Mochiach. The album blends the ancient Yom Kippur prayers of the Sephardic Jews and riveting soundscapes of electronic dance and ambient music. These same prayers have been chanted for 2000 years. The voices are culled from Jerusalem's finest cantors and the lush, dynamic sounds created by Alon and Rea are at different points breathtaking, beautiful, powerful and hypnotic. They manage to truly capture the intensity of the sacred holy-day, and the awe it instills in the penitent.

About the Artist

Alon Cohen was a founding member and drummer of the seminal Israeli rock band The Top Hat Carriers/Nosay HaMigbaat. The producer of Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu's first album "Shake off The Dust Arise," the up-and-coming Hasidic hip-hop duo Ta-Shma, Y-Love and others. He is the creative vision behind Jewish production crew 12 Tribe Sound.
Rea Mochiach is a renowned Israeli Jazz drummer and producer. He has worked with artists like David Byrne, Bari Sahrov and others. Rea is currently on tour with Gogoburdelo.