Matisyahu

Jamaica is the land of the birth of reggae music.From Kingston City, Bob Marley raising music that has the characteristics of typical this guitar ritem. Up to now the song-Bob Marley songs are still played the faithful including in Indonesia. In the evolution of present Matisyahu reggae music, through her unique style of reggae is to provide Jewish different colors.

Style should never dreadlock reggae , red-green-yellow rasta cash, or close to the mariyuana.. Matisyahu reggae exorcize through other means. He made cash Jamaican reggae music rap cohesive and traditional typical liric Jewish spirit. There was also mention of an awkward mix reggae music style meet Jews.

from the descendants of the ancient history of African people in Jamaica have a relationship with the Jews. Confidence by the history of this nation recognized rasta proximity., Ie, the similarity and the origin of the ancestor of the black in Africa is the descendant of Jews who brought the descendants of the Queen of Ethiopia Syeba. Although it lost the rest of Judaism, perhaps the Jews Black Beta Israel have lived in Ethiopia for centuries.

Perhaps from earlier historical commentary can turn a little awkwardness Reggae relations between the descendants of African people is dominated by the appearance of reggae Matisyahu ingredients.

Style of dress interesting attention. When the stage or appear on television the first time people will wonder even think he may be a magician or comedians. He was covered with a black yarmulke coalesce under the black suit and white long-sleeve shirt. A typical Jewish style Orthodok. At the Bonnaroo Music Festival of 2006 he successfully show himself directly in front of 80,000 people.

In Indonesia Matisyahu not so known. This Jewish reggae artists are popular in the other half the earth. First time Matisyahu to appear on the CNN television in 2003 in the Music Room which is guided presenter Shanon Cook. Matisyahu is known as a newcomer in the music world that have expertise as MC (rapper), beatboxer, hip hop, reggae and totality dancing in New York.

In every television interview Matisyahu confess as a religious figure. Background as Jewish is a loyal spirit base process lyrics and reggae music. When AP (Associated Press) ask the question, "music is the kids' religion," on Matisyahu, he said "From Jewish perspective, the music used in the temple. The temple is a place of worship on the Lord is truly there ... In every religion and culture, music has been used for the purpose of opening people to the spiritual sense, to feel something in the world transenden this. "

In a popular Jewish website, chabad.org, Matisyahu says all music is influenced and inspired by the teachings and spirit Hasidis. He wanted the music meaningful and can touch people and make them think. Hasidisme teaches that music is the temple of the soul. Hasidisme simply note tradition focused on ekstase song and dance that is connected with God and purity.

SAfter the first album in 2004 on the album Shake Off the Dust Arise Matisyahu career crawl increases. At the beginning of 2006, he re-released album Youth. In the first week of Youth album sold 118,000 copies. As many songs in English, only in some words of Hebrew and Jewish. Song King Without A Crown and deliver Jerusalem popular in reggae music.

Root tonic flow of a unique cohesive traditional rap, and the guitar solo sound berciri rock, Matisyahu often appear with the minimalist style: three support personnel with the band. Sometimes he menggandeng Kenny Muhammad, a Muslim musicians to appear together.

Matisyahu was born 30 June 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Together with his family, he had moved to Berkeley and afterward live in White Plains, New York Matisyahu has a native name Matthew Miller in New York grow. He did not feel an affection as Jews believe, until he be taken on the reggae music in the age of 14 years.
A big change occurred in the age of 19 when he visited Israel. And he devote his life as Hasidik Judaism and adopted a Hebrew name Matisyahu. Matisyahu has a name meaning "gift of God." He was strong from the affected rabi Chabad during a lecture and a member of Chabad Lubavitch community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Simply note the Lubavitch community represented Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabi rabi with the progressive, such as Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman, and Reb Sholem Dov Ber Schneerson not always agree with the government policy of Israel.