May 26, 2013 ~ Shabbat SHELAH. Maqam HIJAZ.

Isaac J. Cabasso

Biography

 

Isaac J Cabasso is hazzan at Congregation Beth Torah (Brooklyn, NY) and on the board of Beit Edmund Safra Sephardic Synagogue in Aventura, Florida. He is a senior advisor to the Sephardic Pizmonim Project and has recorded over a hundred pizmonim recordings throughout his career, specifically from 2004 to the present date. Cabasso was also on the original pizmonim book committee in 1959. Isaac Cabasso and his uncle, Mickey Kairey, are Hazzanut students of Hakham Eliahou Menaged. Ezra Sayegh, whose material is also found on this website, is the uncle of Isaac Cabasso.


Index of Recordings

Section Pizmon Page Song CommentaryRecordings Application
Qiddush קדוש 3 אשת חיל Last Chapter of Proverbs. Said prior to Qiddush to honor the women of the household. I. Cabasso
Baqashot 10 20 ה' בוקר Shelomo Ibn Gabirol Maqam Hoseni I. Cabasso
Baqashot 37 45 מלא פי שירה Raphael Tabbush Maqam Ajam I. Cabasso
נקדישך
Baqashot 38 46 אשא לבי Eliahu Sasson Maqam Hoseni Written by H Eliahou Sasson (?-1869). I. Cabasso - Mimisrayim
ממצרים
Baqashot 42 51 מהללך ורוב גדלך Mordechai Abadi Maqam Rast Written by H Mordekhai Abadi (1826-1883). Lists the seven heavens. I. Cabasso - Qaddish
נשמת
Baqashot 49 57 יודוך כל המיחלים David Kassin Maqam Saba Written by H David Kassin (1789-1877). I. Cabasso
Baqashot 59 67 אדון יחיד Menashe Sitehon Maqam Sigah Alludes to the Ten Sefirot that God used to create the world. Written by Menashe Sittehon (?-1876), in honor of Isaac Harari. I. Cabasso - Semehim
שמחים
Baqashot 61 69 ידיד נפש Elazar Azkari Maqam Sigah 16th century. He defines this piyut as “a supplication for union and the desire of love”. I. Cabasso
ממצרים
Baqashot 65 72 יה אל גדול ונאדר Raphael Tabbush Maqam Saba This pizmon first appeared in Tabbush's 1888 pizmonim book. It is listed as Maqam Hijaz. It was written in honour of H Yaaqob Barzani. I. Cabasso
שמחים
Rast 107 108 מאמרי פי Hatan. Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
Rast 110 110 ידך עשת Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso- Kaddish
I Cabasso- Qaddish
Rast 118 113 ישיר ישראל Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso - Qaddish
Rast 120 114 אתה אל טוב I. Cabasso
Rast 121 114 דלני מיד הזרי I. Cabasso
קדיש
Rast 122 115 מה טוב כאישון Raphael Tabbush For a Hatan that is a first born. Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
Rast 128 118 רצה שירי Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso
Rast 134 121 אל רם ברך I. Cabasso
שועת עניים
Rast 161 137 מה לך רעיה יחידה Moses Ashear Nissim Shaul Dabbah Bar Misvah. February 23, 1935. Leaflet I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso 2
Rast 163 139 טל עלי יה Moses Ashear Ephraim Mordechai Haddad Bar Misvah. January 1935. Leaflet I. Cabasso
פזמון
Rast 164 140 אב הרחמן Ezra Dweck and Gabriel Shrem Wedding of Lew Grazi on his wedding day, 15 Tammuz, 1956. The melody is from "Bint Il Jiran." I. Cabasso
כתר
Rast 166 143 רננות שיר ושבחה Raphael Yair Elnadav Gindi Bar Misvah. I. Cabasso
167.06 Full Shaharit Maqam Rast I. Cabasso
שחרית
Mahour 169 145 חסדך קדם Raphael Tabbush Shabbat Bereshit, the Shalosh Regalim, as well as Purim. Tabbush. Turkish. I. Cabasso - Kedusha
נקדישך
Mahour 170 146 אל חון על בת המענה Baby Girl. I. Cabasso - Hahodaot
ה' מלך
Mahour 174 147 יחיד האל Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso - Kaddish
קדיש
Mahour 177 149 חובי Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso- Nishmat
Mahour 179 149 ידך תנחני ישראל Sukkot. Discusses King David "Ben Yishai, and asks for the coming of the Messiah "Ben Yishai". Melodies in Maqam Mahour and Saba. Hamaoui Manuscript Attiah Manuscript I. Cabasso- Semehim
ה' מלך
Mahour 182 151 שבתי שבתי Raphael Tabbush Aseret Yeme Teshuba. I. Cabasso - Halleluyah
שמחים
Mahour 190 155 לביתך יה ארוצה Moses Ashear Shalom. For Yom Kippur. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Mahour 191 156 בואי ברנה Moses Ashear For Semah family wedding. There are at least 2 melodies to this pizmon. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso- Shav'at
I. Cabasso- Hijaz
שמחים
197.2 Reading Sample Maqam Mahour I. Cabasso
Ajam 201 165 ישא ברכה Raphael Tabbush This golden song was written in 1893 in honour of the Jerusalem induction ceremony of Hakham Yaaqob Shaoul Elyashar as Rishon Lesiyon. Tabbush trained two choirs to sings this song at that event. Songs contains allusions to the 10 Sefirot. I. Cabasso- Nishmat
נשמת
Ajam 206 169 לעם חביב Maqam Sasgar Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
Kaddish
קדיש
Ajam 208 169 איברי יאמרו הב Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso- Nishmat
נקדישך
Ajam 209 170 היום רפא לעם נלבב Raphael Tabbush Maqam Sasgar Hamaoui Manuscript I Cabasso- Qaddish 1
I Cabasso- Qaddish 2
קדיש
Ajam 214 172 אני לקראת Raphael Tabbush Engagement or Wedding. I. Cabasso
ממצרים
Ajam 220 175 אל מלא הנחסר Passover. I. Cabasso
אל ההודאות
Ajam 224 177 ינון שמו Matan Torah. I. Cabasso
שועת עניים
Ajam 227 179 רועה נאמן הוא Raphael Tabbush Matan Torah. I. Cabasso - Kaddish
כתר
Lami 233 183 למי יזרח אור ופורקן Moses Ashear Sion Ezra Levy wedding. September 20, 1938. Leaflet I. Cabasso
קדיש
Ajam 234 186 מי יספר חסדי האל Moses Ashear Hedaya. Alludes to the Ten Sefirot that God used to create the world. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
נשמת
Ajam 235 187 מי זאת הנשקפה Moses Ashear Its melody is taken from the Neapolitan song "Santa Lucia", by Teodoro Cottrau, Written in honor of the birth of a baby girl. The text begins with a paraphrase of Song of Songs 6:10: "Who is she that shines through like dawn, tired. She is radiant and beautiful, the pleasing daughter of Zion." Written for Hebrat Qadimah which was a Zionistic society as the words of the song clearly indicate and not a community synagogue. Ashear wrote this song before 1928. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
שמחים
Ajam 239 189 מלאכי מרום Moses Ashear Wedding of Isaac and Fortunee Betesh. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso 2
שועת עניים
Ajam 240 190 מה נורא מעשיך Moses Ashear Sam Franco. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
אל ההודאות
Ajam 242 191 כל עת אליך Moses Ashear Maqam Girkah Naftali Tawil. Arabic is: "Tilet Yamahla Nourha". Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso - Semehim
שמחים
Ajam 243 193 אני בפי אביע Moses Ashear Mizrachi. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso - Nishmat
שמחים
Ajam 246 194 יה שוכן זבול Moses Ashear Sutton. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso 2
Ajam 247 195 מה יפית ומה נעמת Moses Ashear Written for Hebrat Qahal Qadosh Magen David. Tune is "The Star Spangled Banner." Written by Ashear pre 1928. I. Cabasso
Ajam 254 203 יאריך ימים על ממלכתו ישראל בן משה Shabbat Shofetim. Attiah Manuscript I. Cabasso - Nishmat
I. Cabasso - Nishmat 2
נשמת
Rast 254d 204 הללי תשמע Ezra Mishaniye Written in honor of birth of Joseph Yehudah Levy; March 27, 1952. Leaflet I. Cabasso - Nishmat
Ajam 254g 204e רמ"ח אברי "The Wheat Song" Tawil & Cabasso
254.91 203f Yah Ma Banait Maqam Ajam Used for Qaddish by G. Shrem on Shabbat Shirah. I. Cabasso- Nishmat
קדיש
254.98 Reading Sample Maqam Ajam I. Cabasso- Sample in Ajam
I. Cabasso- Another Ajam Sample
דוגמא
Nahwand 257 207 רצה לשירי Continuation of preceding song. I. Cabasso
שמחים
Nahwand 260 207 אל אבי מחסדך Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso
קדיש
Nahwand 265 210 אתה אל כביר Raphael Tabbush The initials at the beginning of each stanza form the acrostic 'Ani Refael'. The song talks about Israel's redemption. The beginning of the pizmon has the composer turning to God to ask for mercy. The composer says that he will not stop praying until his prayers are accepted. He prays for the redemption of the Jewish people, the gathering of the exile, and returning to the Land of Israel. I. Cabasso- Nishmat
נשמת
Nahwand 269 212 רואה ובוחן לבב הכל Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso
Nahwand 270 212 רננות שירו אחי Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso
ממצרים
Nahwand 273 214 למה הקץ נסתם נא Raphael Tabbush This pizmon, written in the 19th century by Refael Antebi, is based on a very popular Arabic (Egyptian) song of the times. This pizmon is commonly sung on Shabbat. I. Cabasso- Qedusha
נקדישך
Nahwand 274 214 יה נחלה המצחה Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso- Kaddish
קדיש
Nahwand 275 215 אודך אודך Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso- Semehim
שמחים
Nahwand 277 216 יבנה ביתו Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso
שועת עניים
Nahwand 278 216 רחום אתה Raphael Tabbush Shebii Shel Pesah, Shirat Hayam. Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
ממצרים
Nahwand 280 217 בשם יי אקרא Moses Ashear Rishty. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Nahwand 281 218 מריא ראשי וכבודי Moses Ashear Isaac Shalom. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Nahwand 284 220 מלך רם Moses Ashear Composed by Ashear in honor of the Tawil family. Music from CHOPIN. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
שועת עניים
Nahwand 285 220 אהלל ואביע Moses Ashear Matan Torah. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso- Halleluyah
הללויה
Nahwand 289 225 מה עצמו Moses Ashear Gindi. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso- El Hahodaot
קדיש
Nahwand 291 226 יעטר יה Moses Ashear Esses. Shabbat Vayesse. I. Cabasso
Nahwand 293.3 228b יפרח יה אבי I. Cabasso- Kaddish
Nahwand 296 231 ירומם צורי Moses Ashear Ashear composed this pizmon in honor of the birth of his grandson Moshe to his son Yosef. The initials at the beginning of each main stanza form the acrostic 'Yosef HaCohen Hazak'. June 8, 1935. Leaflet I. Cabasso
I Cabasso- Semehim
I Cabasso- Semehim 2
קדיש
Nahwand 299.001 237 אנא בחסדך I. Cabasso
Nahwand 299.01 237a מלכי צורי אל כביר Haim S Aboud I. Cabasso- Naqdishach
299.15 Full Shaharit Maqam Nahwand I. Cabasso
שחרית
Bayat 305 240 יפת עין Ezra Attiah Siman "Yeshaya". Yeshaya is the name of his father. Usually sung at the birth of a baby girl when the father of the baby girl gets an aliyah to the Torah. I. Cabasso- Nishmat
נשמת
Bayat 308 242 יה אלי מהר Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso- Nishmat
נשמת
Bayat 309 242 אני אגיד בקהל עם זו Eliahou I. Cabasso - Qaddish
Bayat 313 243 אבוא אל ציון I. Cabasso
Bayat 315 244 יחידתי בת אימה Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso
Bayat 316 245a למה אויבי רדפוני I. Cabasso
Bayat 319 246 מעזי אז כלה קץ Raphael Tabbush Shalosh Regalim. Ma'Uzi, meaning 'the source of our strength', was composed to be sung during the three festivals when we are commanded to rejoice. It is based on Psalms 42-43 which are said throughout the Sukkot holiday. The words of the pizmon, like Psalms 42-43, are clearly tinged with longing, melancholy, and even pain. They remind us of the times when our hopes were raised, when we thought that redemption was at hand, only to have those hopes crushed. Only at the end does it conclude with hope of returning to the temple in the future during the three festivals. I. Cabasso- Shav'at
שועת עניים
Bayat 320 246 חביבי הב I. Cabasso
Bayat 324 248 חזק אל ידי I. Cabasso
Bayat 339 260 לשם יי צבאות Moses Ashear Bar Misvah. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Bayat 343 263 מה יפו לי פעמיך Moses Ashear Bijou. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Bayat 344 264 מענה לשון Moses Ashear Safdieh. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso Kedusha
הללויה
Bayat 346 266 אל מאד נעלה Moses Ashear Gindi. Shabbat Shemot. Also for weddings. The originating melody is a polka from Istanbul. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso- Semehim
שמחים
Bayat 349 267 הודך Moses Ashear Tawil. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso Kaddish
I. Cabasso Kaddish
נקדישך
Bayat 351 269 איומה לי שובי בחבה Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Bayat 352 270 לדודי נא Moses Ashear Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Bayat 354 272 תנהלני לעיר כבודך Moses Ashear Serure. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Bayat 355 273 יה הושיעה עדתי Moses Ashear Wedding of Jacob Isaac Cabasso, father of Eli and Isaac J Cabasso. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
Bayat 356 274 אל חי שוכן Moses Ashear Maqam Kourd Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso Kaddish
שמחים
Bayat 358 276 אל דורשה נפשי Raphael Tabbush I. Cabasso- Mimisrayim
ממצרים
Bayat 359 276 אבי כחותם שימני Shrem Manuscript I. Cabasso- Qedusha
קדיש
Bayat 361 278 לך חילי Ezekiel Dweck Shrem Manuscript I. Cabasso
Bayat 363 280 שובי העדי Moses Ashear Written May 26, 1940. Song in memory of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai, for Lag LaOmer. Leaflet I. Cabasso
כתר
Bayat 364 282 יה נורא ונשגב Moses Ashear Mordechai Israel Missry Bar Misvah. March 19, 1935. Leaflet I. Cabasso
Bayat 365 284 לאל עתרתי תעלה Moses Ashear David Moshe Ashear Wedding. March 14, 1937. Leaflet I. Cabasso
Bayat 368 288 אנא אנא אימא Moses Ashear Moshe Pinehas Schwecky Bar Misvah. Sivan 1931. Leaflet I. Cabasso
Bayat 371 291 יחידה התנערי Moses Ashear Bar Misvah of Joe Saff. The pizmon contains references to Bar Mitzvah as well as allusions to the particular situation of the Saff family. 1933. Leaflet I. Cabasso
Bayat 379 299 אני לו אשיר Moses Ashear Continuation of previous song. Abdel Wahab song EL NIL NAGASHI. The section that Menaged is using is minute 2:40 through 4:20 of the Arabic song. In the pizmon it's from the 5th line on page 300 (Malkekh Yinhar) until the 12th line (El Ahoub Yahel Lah). Leaflet I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso - only page 300
שועת עניים
Bayat 382 304 חוס לעמך Ezra Mishaniye Sam Haddad- "Simbol" (Joseph) Kassin Wedding. December 1, 1951. Leaflet I Cabasso
קדיש
Bayat 387 311 יה אל הבט למענה Ezekiel Dweck Written during the time of the Holocaust. Shrem Manuscript I. Cabasso- Qaddish
קדיש
Bayat 388 312 שירו שיר חדוה Ezekiel Hai Albeg Benjamin Becker Bar Misvah. I. Cabasso
נשמת
Bayat 391.05 318c קולי שמעה I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso - El Hahodaot
391.097 Full Shaharit Maqam Bayat I. Cabasso
Mehayar-Bayat 392 319 מגן ועזרה Moses Ashear Shames wedding. Alludes to the Ten Sefirot. I. Cabasso
Mehayar-Bayat 395 321 אשיר אני Moses Ashear J Gindi. I. Cabasso
Mehayar-Bayat 406 331 מלך הדור Moses Ashear Maqam Kourd Wedding of Isaac Haim Massri; March 20, 1934. Leaflet I. Cabasso
קדיש
Hoseni 411 336 יה אשאל ממך ידידיה חזק אמץ Attiah Manuscript I. Cabasso
Rahawi Nawah 434 358 מגן אל צורי Moshe Passover. I. Cabasso- Kedusha
קדיש
Saba 452 375 עליון רם גדול Ezra Attia Manuscript I. Cabasso- Kaddish
נשמת
Saba 458 380 יחיש מבשר Mentions Eliahou HaNavi. Related to Passover. Arabic title is Ya'ish WeYe'shaq Qalbi, sung here by Sheikh Yousef El Manyalawi. Ashear used it for Qadish for NASO in 1937 & 1938) I. Cabasso - Nishmat
I. Cabasso - Nishmat with Maqam Saba Sam
נשמת
Saba 467 385 רם אמור Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso - Nishmat
Saba 472 389 יה אודה Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
Saba 483 398 ענני יה I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso - Nishmat
נשמת
Saba 489 403 קומי יונה Israel Najara I. Cabasso
Saba 490 403 אל חי ונורא Abraham Shabbat Bereshit. I. Cabasso
קדיש
Saba 501 415 חיש משגבי Raphael Tabbush Purim Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
Saba 509 425 אל מוכתר בכתר Moses Ashear Alludes to 10 Sefirot. Ashear Manuscript I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso - Nishmat
I Cabasso- El Muchtar- Nishmat
I Cabasso 2
נשמת
512.2 Reading Sample Maqam Saba I. Cabasso- Saba Sample
דוגמא
512.3 Full Shaharit Maqam Saba I. Cabasso
שחרית
Sigah 517 434 ראש פעלי I. Cabasso- Kaddish
קדיש
Sigah 520 436 עורי כלה I. Cabasso- Qedusha
נקדישך
Sigah 523 439 את כלה Alef-Bet. I. Cabasso- Kaddish
קדיש
Sigah 530 444 דבר סתר גל Raphael Tabbush Maqam Rast I. Cabasso: Hashem Melech
ה' מלך
Sigah 532 445 חסדך עם Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
Sigah 533 445 יה אוחיל Raphael Tabbush Maqam Awj-Oj Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
Sigah 536 447 אדיר ונורא I. Cabasso
קדיש
Sigah 538 448 רזי עולם Raphael Tabbush Holidays. I. Cabasso- Kaddish
קדיש
Sigah 540 449 ארך זמני I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso- Shav'at
שועת עניים
Sigah 542 451 יחיד אל דגול מרבבה To welcome a Hakham. Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
בפי ישרים
Sigah 543 451 שוכן רומה Rosh Hashana. I. Cabasso
Sigah 545 452 אגילה אגילה Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso- El Hahodaot
I. Cabasso - Alternate version
אל ההודאות
Sigah 550 456 ידיד השב Isaac Dabbah I. Cabasso
ממצרים
Sigah 552 457 ראה זר Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript I. Cabasso
ממצרים
565.4 Reading Sample Maqam Sigah I. Cabasso - Sigah Sample
דוגמא
565.5 Full Shaharit Maqam Sigah I. Cabasso
שחרית
Hijaz 572 477 ירצני אהוב יה אלי Yehudah Ben Noah Maqam Shehnaz I. Cabasso
Hijaz 574 478 רבת שבעה Raphael Tabbush High Holidays. Borrows the melody of the Spanish song "Mis Hermanos" ("My Brothers"). I. Cabasso
נקדישך
Hijaz 579 481 אתה רוממה אתה I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso 2
שמחים
Hijaz 580 482 רודף צדק ומשכיל Raphael Tabbush Shabbat Vayehi. I. Cabasso
ממצרים
2104 514v אוחילה לאל אחלה פניו This is also used prior to the Amidah of Musaf on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I. Cabasso - Nishmat
I. Cabasso
נשמת
2105 ה' הוא האלוהים נגמת מוסה אשר ע"ה I. Cabasso
נשמת
2107 בן אדמה Yehuda HaLevi Yom Kippur. I. Cabasso
קדיש
2111 Unspecified Traditional Melodies I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso
2114 שיך סלאמה חג'אזי Maqam Hijaz I. Cabasso - Kedusha
נקדישך
2115 514r יה שמך ארוממך Yehuda HaLevi Rosh Hashana---Meant to be a Reshut for the Kaddish of Yosser---Meant to recognize the greatness of Hashem. I. Cabasso
קדיש
2117 כי לה' המלוכה I. Cabasso
דוגמא
2118 ומבלעדיך Sample of how to read plainly after Nishmat and throughout the prayers prior to the Amidah. I. Cabasso
דוגמא
2119 שועת עניים בלתי נגון Most commonly used. I. Cabasso
שועת עניים
2120 אל ההודאות בלתי נגון Most commonly used. I. Cabasso
אל ההודאות
2127 514j חזקו וגילו מאחות קטנה This is the last verse of the above song. that the cantor sings alone. I. Cabasso
פיוט
2132 514o המבורך This is the last verse of the above song that the cantor sings alone. I. Cabasso
I. Cabasso - Kaddish
פיוט
2193 74 קדיש Maqam Baqashot I. Cabasso - Rast 1
I. Cabasso- Nawah
I Cabasso- Ajam 2
Haftarot 3985 P568 הפטרת וזאת הברכה Joshua 1:1–9. Simhat Torah. Aleppo Codex- Joshua 1 I Cabasso- Haftarat Simhat Torah
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