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 the choir to New York

New York City

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. 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 choir has not had spectacular results in terms of sales. However, in the Jewish music world, they are recognized as a 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.

DVDs

Since very early on, the choir has released DVD

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 and VHS

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 versions of their live albums. In 2005, "Miami Revach" was released in High-definition video

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Prominent soloists and alumni

• Yaakov Shwekey
  Yaakov Shwekey
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• Ari Goldwag
  Ari Goldwag
  Ari Goldwag is a Jewish recording artist. As a youth he was a soloist for the Miami Boys Choir. Currently he is popular both in Israel and America and has released several albums....
  
  
• Nochum Stark
• Yitzy Spinner
• Shloime Dachs
  Shloime Dachs
  Shloime Dachs is an American Orthodox Jewish singer who catapulted to stardom on the Orthodox Jewish music scene on the backs of several best-selling albums and innumerable wedding, concert and benefit performances in the late 20th and early 21st centuries...
  
  
• Yitzchok Rosenthal (Shalsheles)
• Avraham Solomon

Discography

Title	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.
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 Menahel Ruchani in Bircas HaTorah Bircas HaTorah Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah is an orthodox yeshiva for Talmud professionals located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, founded by Rabbi Shimon Green in 1989.- History :...
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 Hine ma tov Hine Ma Tov is a Jewish hymn traditionally sung at Shabbat feasts.-Lyrics and translation:The lyrics, in Hebrew, read: .הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אָחִים גַּם יַחַדIn Romanized Hebrew:Hine ma tov u’ma-nayim...
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 Will 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 5 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
Ultimate Miami - The Ultimate Collection	2010	A collection of the English songs over the years.
The Miami Solo Album	2010	This album of non-Miami songs features Miami soloists: Shaul Elson, Yair Kenig, David Herskowitz, and Binyamin Ravina Abramowitz.
Me La'Hashem Ailai	2011	This album features one song from the new "Miami Israel" Choir directed by Miami Alumni Menachem Klein.