Satisfaction for Every Taste

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Matisyahu

Thank G-d for C-pit-lism, which allows such flourishing of different forms of art. We now have Hasidic Reggae. I’m looking forward to Hasidic Hip Hop next!

(Matisyahu’s website here.)

10 Responses to “Satisfaction for Every Taste”

  1. JA$ON

    And GLOBALIZATION which allowed a Jewish kid from Pennsylvania to be inspired by Jamaican music so he could choose it as his form of expression.

    I’m listening to his “Crown of Thorns” now. It’s grrrrreat (as is globalization).

    February 19, 2006 at 4:21 pm
  4. Eric D. Dixon

    There’s actually a whole lot of hip-hop mixed up in Matisyahu’s brand of reggae…

    Here’s a recent faovirte of mine — “Midrash Mish Mosh” by Aaron Alexander:

    http://www.tzadik.com/volume.php?VolumeID=234

    From the item description: “Midrash Mish Mosh, his first CD for Tzadik, presents nine powerful compositions exploring the intersections of klezmer with thrash punk, free jazz and world music rhythms. Exhilarating, lyrical and intense.”

    February 20, 2006 at 3:37 am
  8. PJ Doland

    Matisyahu is actually quite good. You should definitely pick up one of his CDs. It’s good to hear he’s been picked up by John Zorn’s label, Tzadik. Oddly, he’s probably the most mainstream thing they produce.

    February 22, 2006 at 6:26 pm
  9. son2

    I didn’t read the WaPo article, but, really, Matisyahu is Hasidic hip hop. In fact, you could probably make the argument that reggae in the classic sense has gone the way of jazz. The contemporary scene is fractured into traditionalists and experimentalists, one dominant strain of which are experimenting with hip hop (just take a listen at Bob Marley’s son’s album, Welcome to Jamrock, which is practically indistinguishable from a lot of American popular hip hop).

    February 24, 2006 at 2:35 pm