Matisyahu: Live at Stubb's
CML call number: CD/REGGAE/Matisyahu
Contents: Sea to Sea, Chop 'Em Down, Warrior, Lord Raise Me Up, King Without a Crown, Aish Tamid, Beat Box, Fire and Heights, Exaltation, Refuge, Heights, Close My Eyes. Recorded February 19, 2005 at Stubb's, Austin, TX.
Artist website: http://www.matismusic.com/
According to his website, Matisyahu seeks to create an "uncanny, electrifying fusion of orthodox Judaism and classic reggae music." Born in Pennsylvania and raised in White Plains, he "not only heard a profound spiritual calling" as a Lubavitcher Hasid, "but also discerned a revolutionary way to share his discoveries and reflections, via the reggae and hip-hop sounds that had long been an integral part of his day-to-day soundtrack." Whatever his background may be, he clearly takes the artistry of reggae seriously, and to this listener's ears, he and his backup musicians do a credible job. Singing about religious experiences in an Old Testament vocabulary, maybe it shouldn't be surprising that he sounds at home in a musical world created by Rastafarians.
Contents: Sea to Sea, Chop 'Em Down, Warrior, Lord Raise Me Up, King Without a Crown, Aish Tamid, Beat Box, Fire and Heights, Exaltation, Refuge, Heights, Close My Eyes. Recorded February 19, 2005 at Stubb's, Austin, TX.
Artist website: http://www.matismusic.com/
According to his website, Matisyahu seeks to create an "uncanny, electrifying fusion of orthodox Judaism and classic reggae music." Born in Pennsylvania and raised in White Plains, he "not only heard a profound spiritual calling" as a Lubavitcher Hasid, "but also discerned a revolutionary way to share his discoveries and reflections, via the reggae and hip-hop sounds that had long been an integral part of his day-to-day soundtrack." Whatever his background may be, he clearly takes the artistry of reggae seriously, and to this listener's ears, he and his backup musicians do a credible job. Singing about religious experiences in an Old Testament vocabulary, maybe it shouldn't be surprising that he sounds at home in a musical world created by Rastafarians.
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