Yamma

𝑆𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑌𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑒? The music is rare, esoteric, niche and played with ancient instruments (duduk, ney, kopuz, oud, shofar) and creates the feeling of ancient times, strong sense of spiritual heritage & tradition although the materials are sometimes original and contemporary. The sound, the performance, the selection of the materials and the moving arrangements took this music far beyond any expectation of the ensemble members. Without special plans, the ensemble became global and international, yet managed to remain authentic, local and loyal to the region in which it developed and was born. Hebrew language receives a place of honor in all its layers and periods. It’s the only living Canaanite language left and the only truly successful example of a revived dead language. It survived 3000 years into the medieval period as the language of Jewish liturgy, rabbinic literature intra- Jewish commerce, and poetry. In the 19th century, it was revived as a spoken and literary language. It is alive and kicking even in the twenty-first century. In addition to this unique art and Hebrew focusing, Yamma also performs the traditional music and hidden materials of the various Jewish diasporas.