Entries Tagged as 'Matisyahu'
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Matisyahu brings unorthodox Hasidic reggae to Winter Olympics
“Brooklyn’s own Matisyahu — the ultra-Orthodox Jew with the unorthodox calling — wowed the Vancouver Olympics Monday night with his own unique brand of Hasidic reggae.The 30-year-old from Crown Heights marries Jamaican reggae, hip hop and rap to the religious ecstasy of the Hasidim to great effect: He currently has three of the top ten […]
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
“Art Deco Magen David” Jewish Museum of Florida
“Art Deco Magen David” Jewish Museum of Florida
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Matisyahu in a Kenneth Cole ad
Presenting Matisyahu the model
“The Hasidic world is rocked. Matisyahu, a singer who shattered all boundaries in Jewish music and became a legend in the US and the world, has launched a modeling career as well. He has recently become Kenneth Cole’s newest icon, representing the company’s take on diversity in America.” Ynet
Friday, January 4th, 2008
“Wie ein Bayer Rabbinern Singen beibringt” Stern.de
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An einem blauen New Yorker Abend steht Johannes Schwaiger vor dem Ansonia-Gebäude in Manhattan und wartet. Es ist ein prächtiges Gebäude mit großer Geschichte, ein Haus der Musik. Toscanini lebte darin, Strawinsky komponierte darin, Yehudi Menuhin probte darin. Und nun wartet Schwaiger, 50, auf einen prominenten Schüler, die jüdische Reggae-Sensation Matisyahu, der Millionen Alben […]
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Matisyahu. Roseland Ballroom
photo:Matisyahu: 2nd Annual “Festival of Light”
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Matisyahu: 2nd Annual “Festival of Light”
Matisyahu: 2nd Annual Festival of Light: 4 shows across 2 boroughs
December 4th and 5th Roseland Ballroom
239 West 52nd Street - New York City
Doors: 6:45PM / Show: 7:30
December 6th and 8th – JUST ADDED!
Warsaw 61 Driggs Avenue - Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Doors: 7:00PM / Show: 8:00PM MatisMusic.com
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Matisyahu’s New Spiritual Groove
After Lubavitch, the reggae star is now hanging his hat with an ecstatic chasidic sect.
“Now in a more religiously fluid place, “we’re just frum Jews,” Matisyahu says of his family, in his first extensive interview since breaking off from Lubavitch. “I live in Crown Heights but I daven in Borough Park in Karlin” synagogues when […]
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Special NY Fan Club Show!
Matisyahu has launched the Official International Fan Community called The Bridge and is rewarding his loyal fans! Matisyahu, along with Aaron Dugan and other special guests, will be performing an exclusive acoustic show for a very limited number of members of The Bridge. The show is on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at the Glasslands Gallery […]
