Matisyahu…Hasidic Reggae Music
October 5th, 2006
Coming to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts October 24th, Matisyahu brings his uniquie sound of Jewish reggae music to Storrs. Matisyahu is currently getting some success in the mainstream with the live version of the song ‘King Without a Crown‘, which has broken into the Modern Rock Top 10; an accompanying video and new album - ‘Youth‘ - produced by Bill Laswell were released on March 7, 2006. On March 16th Youth was Billboard magazine’s #1 “Digital Album” and as of April 4th stands at 16th on iTunes’ top album. Also, his most recent accomplished output of exposure was his live showing in front of over 80,000 people at the Bonnaroo Music Festival 2006. In November 2005 Matisyahu was among the top 5 members in the American Jewish community in The Forward [2]. Matisyahu was given an Esky for Most Lovable Oddball in Esquire’s 2006 Esky Music Awards. The magazine called him “the most intriguing reggae artist in the world.” In an interview with Chabad.org, a popular Jewish website, Matisyahu states that “All of my songs are influenced and inspired by the teachings that inspire me. I want my music to have meaning, to be able to touch people and make them think. Chasidism teaches that music is ‘the quill of the soul.’ Music taps into a very deep place and speaks to us in a way that regular words can’t.”
Listen to our quick chat here.
October 5th, 2006 at 7:59 am
I heard a Jorgensen ad on 106.9 and they talked about this group. Very interesting to say the least. They seem extremely accomplished for a group I’ve just only ever heard about - grats on the intervie!
October 21st, 2006 at 6:01 am
sensational babbles Fenwick rivet categorizers pliers honeymoons
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:50 am
this was one for the books he is sniffling and walking down the streets of NYC not to mention the whole “not being able to talk on the phone at darkness” still you were able to get the listeners a feel of what they can expect and how they might even influence the very show they are watching.
January 28th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Jewish Reggae Music?
There is only one reggae music.. and the credit for that goes to the king of Reggae .. Mr Bob Marley.. himself..
Anything else is an immitation of the real thing.. and that is all I have to say about people who are re-inventing the wheel in my opinion…
January 28th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
While I do agree that Bob Marley is an innovator in the Reggae way, I am torn as to whom might be dubbed the king. It is thought that the word reggae was first used by the ska band Toots and the Maytals, in the title of their 1968 hit Do the Reggay.
WHo knows, but its makes my thirsty earholes filled with an island comfort!.
misterG
March 22nd, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Reggae existed before Marley and will continues to exist after him. His music is solid and brought reggae to the world, but Jamaica had been hip to that beat for a while. Matisyahu was named top reggae artist of the year and he has only been in the mainstream for a few years. That’s impressive.