Daniel Akiva is a musician (guitarist) and composer.

D. Akiva studied with Haim Alexander

Haim Alexander

Haim Alexander is an Israeli composer.-Biography:Alexander was born in Berlin, Germany in 1915. In 1936, he emigrated to Mandate Palestine. He studied composition with Irma and Stefan Wolpe before graduating from the Jerusalem Academy of Music in 1945.-Awards:He has won the Engel Prize, the...

 and Haim Asulin at the Rubin school of music in Jerusalem.

His compositional pieces are greatly influenced by the music of the Jewish Shephardic musical traditions

Sephardic music

There are three types of Sephardic songs—topical and entertainment songs, romance songs and spiritual or ceremonial songs. Lyrics can be in several languages, including Hebrew for religious songs, and Ladino....

 of his native country. His project activities during 1983 with the singer Avraham Perrera, who is considered influential within that tradition, developed through that year by his involvement with the Kol Israel-Jerusalem Folklore music.

In 1987 the Swiss confederation gave him an award for performances and composition, providing the impetus for continued study which he undertook at the Geneva conservatorium, with studies of composition (Jean Ballissa) and studies from the lute

Lute

Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....

 with Jonathon Rubin. His work Mizmorim (psalms) won the Acum prize in 1990.
Altogether his repertoire

Repertoire

Repertoire may mean repertory, a system of theatrical production and performance scheduling, but may also refer to:* Musical repertoire* Repertoire Records, a German record label specialising in 1960s and 1970s pop and rock reissues...

 includes works from the Renaissance through to the 20th century.

Recordings

( listings not complete)

• Sephardic Diwan with the soprano Eti Kahn
• Meeting with Avraham Perera; Ciclos, guitar and lute solo
• Siniza i fumo, for mezzo-soprano, recorder, flute, narrator, children's choir, guitar, and orchestra.
• Ciclos: Music of the Sephardic Jews
• Noches Noches
• Mizmorim (psalms)

See also

• Jewish music
  Jewish music
  Jewish music is the music and melodies of the Jewish People which have evolved over time throughout the long course of Jewish History. In some instances Jewish Music is of a religious nature, spiritual songs and refrains are common in Jewish Services throughout the world, while other times, it is...
  
  
• List of Jewish musicians
• Music of Israel
  Music of Israel
  The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For more than 100 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit...
  
  
• Porcupine Tree
  Porcupine Tree
  Porcupine Tree is a progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is difficult to categorise, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven...
  
  
• Secular Jewish music
  Secular Jewish music
  -Israeli music:Modern Israeli music is heavily influenced by its constituents, which include Jewish immigrants from more than 120 countries around the world, which have brought their own musical traditions, making Israel a global melting pot. The Israeli music is very versatile and combines...