Naftali Kalfa was born in Toronto, Canada. He is the proud eldest of 11 siblings. Music has always been in his soul. Naftali's musical influences are varied and span from R' Shlomo Carlebach, Avraham Fried and Mordechai Ben David to Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Eric Clapton. He appreciates good music from all different genres. Naftali is happily married to Tamar Kalfa and is the father to six amazing children who serve as his strength and inspiration. In his first album Yihyu L'ratzon, Naftali collaborated with the star duo Yossi Piamenta z’l and Avi Piamenta. His latest album, The Naftali Kalfa project, included collaborations with international star artists such as - Gad Elbaz, Yossi Piamenta, Shlomo Katz, Rapper Shyne, Yosef Haim Shwekey, Shlomi Cohen, Benny Elbaz and more ... Naftali is currently working on new and unique projects.