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2 unusual facts about Avinu Malkeinu


Avinu Malkeinu

The band Mogwai's instrumental epic My Father My King is a setting of the main melody to Avinu Malkeinu.

My Father My King

The song is completely instrumental, and is based on the melody from Avinu Malkeinu, a Jewish prayer recited on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and certain fast days, the melody of which had been taught to the band by producer Arthur Baker.


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Max Janowski

Max Janowski's choral works include the traditional Jewish prayers "Avinu Malkeinu" ("Our Father, Our King," a hymn for the High Holy Days), "Sim Shalom" ("Song of Peace," which was dedicated to the American diplomat Ralph Bunche), "Yismehu," and "ve-Shomeru".


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