Matisyahu
Biography
When Matisyahu emerged in 2004 with his debut album, Shake Off the Dust...Arise, his musical persona seemed to some a novelty. Here was a Hasidic Jew -- dressed in a black suit with a broad-brimmed black hat worn over a yarmulke, and sporting a full, untrimmed beard -- who nevertheless performed toasting raps about the glories of traditional Judaism over reggae beats in a dancehall style directly from Jamaica. Moreover, he punctuated his performances with stage diving. It may have seemed like a joke at first, but Matisyahu was serious about his craft, and his diverse style soon garnered...Read more
Discography
- Light (2009)
- No Place To Be (2006)
- Youth (2006)
- Live At Stubb's (2005)
- Shake Off The Dust... Arise (2004)
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Lyrics
- Aish Tamid
- Ancient Lullaby
- Beat Box
- Candle
- Chop 'em Down
- Close My Eyes
- Darkness Into Light
- Dispatch The Troops
- Escape
- Exaltation





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