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He was the youngest of three sons of Farha and Amram
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Elmaghribi was 20 years old when he decided to quit his position as a sales manager to devote himself entirely to music. Having access to the
Moroccan palace, he was one of the most preferred singers of
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Sephardic music center Merkaz Piyyout Veshira. From 1988 to 1994, Elmaghribi served there as music director and led a student choir that developed into the
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reissued several Samyphone albums from the 1950s for the French market.
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