Private Ear welcomes Chai Folk Ensemble
Posted by John Paul Peters on February 25th 2010
The Chai Folk Ensemble has been widely acclaimed as North America’s oldest and largest Israeli folk dance ensemble. Founded in 1964 by the late Sarah Sommer, Chai has built an international reputation for the unique blend of international dance, music and song that gives it its name…Hebrew for “alive”.
A truly all-encompassing Jewish cultural experience, Chai is made up of more than 40 dancers, singers and musicians. It is the only Israeli folk ensemble in North America to perform exclusively to live musical accompaniment.
The musical portion of the Chai Folk Ensemble is hard at work recording their new album with Neil Cameron at the helm.