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Similar Yehuda Glantz, Yosef Chaim Shwekey, Yehuda Saado, Miami Boys Choir, Avihu Shabat | ||
The Jerusalem Boys Choir (Hebrew: Pirchei Yerushalayim) was established in 1975 by Chanan Avital and is located in Jerusalem, Israel. The boys' ages range from 10 to 14.
History
On July 4, 1975 Chanan Avital was injured in the Ben Yehuda Street bombing in Zion Square, Jerusalem. After he recovered he decided to arrange a Hasidic music festival for children. The result of this was the establishment of a choir. Since then Avital has established around 22 choirs all over the world, his main one being the Jerusalem Boys Choir.
The first album was Hasidic Music Festival for Children, which included Hasidic tracks. A series of four albums followed, entitled Sukkat David, which included Mizrahi tracks.
The choir performs around the world including in Argentina, Brazil, Morocco, Panama and Tunisia. The choir sings three times a year in France. The choir sings in a range of various genres ranging from Oriental to Hasidic and even Yiddish and foreign hits.