![]() Yaron London, the inspiration for the character Yaron Zahavi This includes the Electric cave, an intelligent robot, "Zagloba," that helps the group in some adventures, a laser rifle, and more ( Yigal Mossinson himself was the inventor of patents). High-tech inventions, sometimes preceding the technology available when written about, plays role in the stories. Their secret meeting place is a real location in Tel Aviv, known as "The Electric Cave", which upon returning from a long stay abroad, the author discovered to be destroyed for the sake of building the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel. Though not always with a happy end: Two of the first-generation heroes, Eliahu Hermon and Refael Kaduri die, sacrificing their lives for important causes. They fight them, occasionally become captives, but outsmart the enemies and get free, sometimes with help of allies, and finally win. In the books they face dangerous and smart enemies. ![]() Years later Yaron and Tamar get married, and their son Uri joins Hasamba in book number 25. In later books (where they are supposed to be much older) they are replaced by the younger Yoav Tzur and his deputy, Rachel. Yaron Zahavi (the handsome guy) and his deputy, Tamar (the pretty girl), are the first leaders of Hasamba. ![]() It emphasizes kindness, good behavior, loyalty, friendship, dedication, courage, and love to Israel. Though suspenseful, the writing is entertaining, with humor, as well as with related science, history, and trivia information, provided by knowledgeable participating characters. The group has taken active part in the wars of Israel during the period the series has been written (until 1994). It became the most popular series of pocket books ever written in Israel (over a million copies sold), and part of the Israeli culture.Ī group of girls and boys set up a secret society called "Hasamba" their adventures take place, first during the British Mandate and the struggle for statehood of Israel, and then as they battle their country's enemies: infiltrators, spies, criminals and other offenders. Subsequent books revolve around assisting the security forces, including the IDF, against Israel's external and internal enemies. The stories are a chronicle of the heroic exploits of a group of children from Tel Aviv as they assist the underground Haganah in its struggle for Israeli statehood against the British. "The Absolutely Absolute Secret Group") is a series of children's adventure novels written by Yigal Mossinson. Jorge may not be a great singer, but he's an unquestioned star.Hasamba (or Chasamba, Hebrew: חסמבה, an acronym for חבורת סוד מוחלט בהחלט Havurat Sod Muchlat Behechlet lit. No matter: he has an easy charm and an ability to surprise - as when he suddenly switches to a selection of early David Bowie songs in Portuguese, with an unlikely, laid-back treatment of Rebel Rebel followed by a delightful Space Oddity and a slowed-down Suffragette City.Īt the end, he tackles life in the shanty towns with the thoughtful Eu Sou Favela ("A favela e um problema social") and gets to his feet at last, like his adoring fans. At times he sings well, with a wide vocal range (an easy falsetto through to an engaging growl), but there are passages where he misses the notes completely. ![]() Light dance songs such as Tive Razao were mixed with solo ballads, showing off his impressive guitar work and curious vocal style. The new sound of the favelas is a furious fusion of samba, funk and rap, and Jorge gives us his own, more intimate and acoustic take on it. He perches on a stool, strumming first at a small, ukulele-like cavaquinho and then an acoustic guitar, backed only by an electric-bass player and three percussionists.
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