Sevahot Lael - Allah'a Övgüler (2008)

"Jewish Liturgical Music in Turkey from the Ottoman era to the present. The voice of Hazan Aaron Kohen Yaskak is one that should become more familiar to everyone already familiar with, say, Emil Zrihan. Those unfamiliar with the sanctuary offered by the Ottomans to Jews after the expulsion from Spain and prior, after the Almohades conquered Spain and introduced an intolerant strain of Islam that ended the Golden Age and drove Jews north into Christian Spain, or East will be pleasantly surprised to find Jewish compositions in the style of the Ottoman culture--Jews integrated deeply into the surrounding and initially welcoming culture. Those who are familiar with Ottoman music will be pleased and intrigued to hear it in a religious Jewish context, and performed so well. this is the successor to the " Maftirim" CD." (Klezmershack.com)