"Those words seemed almost like a cry to me, and they inspired me to compose my own song with these words"
NAFTALI KEMPEH, the popular Israeli singer and songwriter with the gentle but penetrating kumzitz style that bochurim love, is releasing his third album in quick succession. Only three years after his debut Leyachada Shemo, which was followed by Ana Eilech in 2020, the new album, K’MALACH, contains 11 fresh songs in his distinctive, sincere, Carlebach-influenced style.
Kempeh says the new material is a reflection of his own maturity and experience in the industry: He feels his expertise as a composer is growing, and his compositions are gaining additional musical and melodic depth. Eli Klein and Yitzy Berry, old friends from yeshivah days and the producers of his first two albums, have again added their trademark professional and exciting touch to the arrangements.
“The best thing about working with Eli and Yitzy is that they enter the mindset of every artist they work with,” says Naftali. “They deal with my material just as expertly as they do when they provide arrangements for more contemporary, pop-style artists.”
The new single “CHOSHEIV AL YERUSHALAYIM” (“Thinking of Yerushalayim”) which Kempeh released with a music video ahead of his album, is one highlight.
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