The Maccabeats
The Maccabeats are an all-male a cappella group based out of Yeshiva University noted for their 2010 Hanukkah song "Candlelight".
Career
The group released its first album, Voices from the Heights, in March 2010. In November 2010, they released "Candlelight", a Hanukkah-themed single with a Youtube video directed by Uri Westrich, also a Yeshiva graduate. The song, a spoof of Mike Tompkins' a cappella version of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite", has received over 10 million hits on YouTube and reached #1 on Billboard's Comedy Digital Tracks chart.
The Maccabeats opened for Matisyahu at the Yeshiva University Chanukah Concert in early December 2010.
On March 8, 2011, The Maccabeats released a music video called "Purim Song". "Purim Song" also reached the top 10 of Billboard′s Comedy Digital Tracks chart.
On May 17, 2011, the group performed at the White House at a reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month where President Obama thanked them for "their outstanding performance."
On September 22, 2011, The Maccabeats released a music video called "Book of Good Life".
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