Miami Boys Choir

The Miami Boys Choir (MBC) is one of the most well known and enduring acts in contemporary Jewish music.
==History==
Formed in 1977 by Yerachmiel Begun, the Miami Boys Choir was part of a larger surge in popularity of Orthodox Jewish choral music.
While the group was formed in Miami Beach, Florida, after releasing the first few albums, Begun moved MBC to New York. Although he retained the "Miami" in the name of the group, subsequent albums were released with boys primarily from the New York/New Jersey area.
Over the years, the Choir's imaging has changed with the times. Originally called the "Miami Choir Boys," its name has alternated between "Miami Boys Choir" and "Yerachmiel Begun and the Miami Boys Choir." In addition, the album titles have slowly changed over time from just Hebrew titles (i.e., B'syata D'shamaya) to English and Hebrew together (e.g., Torah Today) and finally to the present format, which places "Miami" before the title (i.e., Miami Moshiach).
Compared to mainstream artists, the Miami Boys Choir has not had spectacular results in terms of sales. However, in the Jewish music world, they are recognized as an unparalleled success story. An example is their album released in 2005, Miami Revach, which reportedly sold over 15,000 copies in the first few weeks alone.Miami Revach DVD. Chapter 1.
==DVDs==
Since very early on, MBC has released DVD and VHS versions of their live albums. This includes all of the "Miami Experience" titles as well as "Miami in Yerushalyim" the Miami 25 and 26 albums (the second being sold as "Miami and Dedi") and the popular "Miami Revach" which was filmed in HD and features a 40-minute bonus feature following the choir on tour in Miami.
==Prominent soloists and alumni==
*Yaakov Shwekey
*Ari Goldwag
* Nochum Stark
* Yitzy Spinner
* Yitzchok Rosenthal (of Shalsheles fame)
* Nachman Seltzer (of the Shira Chadasha Boys choir)
* Oded Karity
* Duvie Shapiro
* Eric Stern
* Yaakov Rosenblatt
* David Herskowitz
* Yoshi Bender
* Ari Rosner
* Mordechai Shapiro
* Isaac Benishai
* Chanina Abramowitz
* Binyamin Ravina Abramowitz
* Jeremy Herskowitz
* Sol Ayal
* Albert Ayal
==Discography==
TitleMostly Music Store Listing of MBC albums	Year Released	Comments
Miami Choir Boys 	 	
Victory Entebbe 	1976 	
Miami Meets Toronto 	1978 	Prior to starting the Miami Boys Choir, Yerachmiel Begun lived and directed a choir in Toronto, Canada..
Miami Live 	1979 	
B'Siyata Dishmaya 	1984 	Contains the first MBC hit song "B'Siyata Dishmaya"
Klal Yisroel - Together 	1987 	
Shabbos Yerushalayim 	1989 	One of the soloists, Avraham Willig, is now a Rebbi in Torat Shraga
Torah Today 	1990 	Contains the wedding hit "Od Yishoma" and "P'sach Libi"
Miami Experience 1 	1991 	The first of the "Miami Experience" albums featuring live concerts.
Miami Experience 2 	1992 	
It's Min Hashamayim 	1993 	Contains two of the most popular and lasting MBC songs; Ani Ma'amin and Lo Yisa Goy.
Miami Experience 3 	1993 	
Miami Experience 4 - Shiru Lo 	1994 	Contains MBC hit Nekadesh
One By One 	1995 	Contains MBC hits Chasdei Hashem and Sunshine
Miami Experience 5 	1995 	15,000 people attended the Miami Experience 5 concert at the Nassau Coliseum
The Simcha Song 	1997 	Contains MBC hit Adon Olam
Chanukah - Light up the Nights 	1997 	Featuring MBC hit Yaaleh V'yavoh. This album featured five new songs and then instrumental versions of those same songs.
Stand Up 	1999 	Featuring MBC hit Hinei Ma Tov
Yerushalayim - Can You Hear Our Voice 	2001 	A collection of songs from the past of Miami, and two new recordings. All the songs surround the idea of centrality Jerusalem to the Jewish nation.
Bederech Hatorah - We Shall Prevail 	2001 	An album that set the stage for a number of rising stars. It also has one song, Lo B'Ruach Hashem, that tops 7 minutes.
Miami 25 - Past Present and Future 	2002 	Recording of the 25th anniversary concert including a number of prominent alumni.
Miami and Dedi 	2003 	Recording of the 26th anniversary concert featuring guest start Dedi.
Miami Revach 	2005 	Sold over 15,000 copies.
Miami Revach-DVD 	2006 	
Miami Moshiach 	2007 	Featuring five new songs and five concert recordings from Miami 29 by Ohad!, Dovid Gabay and Michoel Schnitzler.
Around the Campfire 	2007 	MBC's first A Capella album. It features voices from several "generations" of the choir, being as it was a project started in 2004.
Yavoh 	2009 	
==References==
==External links==
* Miami Boys Choir fansite with latest concert info and pictures
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