Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi by Enrico Fink and the Multietnica Orchestra of Arezzo, Tuscany

On Fridays we try to share new interpretations of traditional parts of the Kabbalat Shabbat evening service. So far we have posted 34 versions of Lecha Dodi, a central part of the service.

 

Today we're posting a most unusual version that just appeared on YouTube yesterday. It's a performance of Lecha Dodi by the ten members of the Multietnica Orchestra of Arezzo, Tuscany. 

 

It features Enrico Fink, Alexian Santino Spinelli, the soloists of the Multietnica Orchestra in Arezzo and the Alexian Group playing a very diverse set of musical instruments.

 

Enrico Fink has been one of the major figures in the Jewish music and theatre scene in Italy, regularly touring Europe and the United States with different groups and projects, and maintaining an active schedule as a lecturer and educator. 

 

As an artist, Enrico has devoted himself to new interpretations of Jewish cultural tradition, finding a path between the “radical” and traditional, using both music and musical theatre as means of expression. In his performances Enrico plunges into the incredibly rich, varied and complex world of Italian hazanut (cantorial music) Italian Jewish folk songs, and local dialects. 

 

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom! 

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