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Yosef Gutman
Yosef Gutman’s modest, soulful playing radiates a thoughtful beauty, a bright colored land of sound. A sound that’s drawn by the quill of the soul, tradition and world music influences, something completely unique and ever changing. A music that is rooted in Jerusalem but draws on global inspirations. "There is something so luminous, open-hearted and wholly unique about ... Yosef Gutman Levitt" - Bill Milkowsky, Downbeat. Raised on a remote farm in South Africa, about an hour outside Johannesburg, Levitt picked up the electric bass at age 16, inspired by Jaco Pastorius and Weather Report. Two years later, he received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied during the late 1990s alongside such budding talents as guitarist Lionel Loueke, drummers Ziv Ravitz and Kendrick Scott, and saxophonists Dayna Stephens and Walter Smith III and trumpeter Avishai Cohen. After moving to New York in the early 2000s, Levitt began gigging on the scene with the likes of Lionel Loueke, Ben Monder and Robert Stillman, But by 2007, he had become disillusioned. Teaching himself how to code, Levitt founded a technology startup. Then, in 2009, he moved to Jerusalem and put music on hold for a decade. He returned to music full-time in 2019 with the release of his debut recording, Chabad Al Hazam, a collection of nigunim (Hassidic melodies). “Those 10 years were powerful for me,” he said, “because they helped me un-learn music, and play again."

Songs

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My Soul Thirsts
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Modeh Ani
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The Life of Sarah
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Nigun Tzemach Tzedek
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Wedding Song
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Albums

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Resisei Lyla

2026
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Why Ten?

2024
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Soul Song (feat. Lionel Loueke)

2023
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Shir Yedidot (feat. Yonathan Avishai)

2025
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The World And Its People

2024
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Tsuf Harim

2023
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River Of Eden

2024
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Melodies Of Light

2023
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Unity

2024
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Soul Song (feat. Lionel Loueke)

2023

Singles & EPs

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Modeh Ani

Single • 2026
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MOMENTS

EP • 2025
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Rushing Rapid (feat. Gilad Hekselman)

Single • 2024
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Channel Small

Single • 2026
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Ya Lach Nafshi (feat. Yonathan Avishai & Yagel Harush)

Single • 2025
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Awakening

Single • 2024
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Tzei Lach

Single • 2025
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Gratitude

Single • 2024
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Kumi Lach

Single • 2025
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The Way Back Home

Single • 2024

Videos

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Soul Song (feat. Lionel Loueke)

Yosef Gutman • 8.5K views

Live performances

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117 Yedidot (feat. Yagel Harush & Yonathan Avishai)

Yosef Gutman • 15K views
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Exclusive Broadcast Performance with Yosef Gutman & Friends

Yosef Gutman • 3.8K views
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Nigun Ga'aguim (feat. Yoed Nir & Yonathan Avishai)

Yosef Gutman • 1.9K views

Playlists by Yosef Gutman

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