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Derrell
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My cousin introduced me to the music of Matisyahu. It's Reggae, but Matisyahu is a Hasidic Jew.

The music is good. He doesn't extoll the virtues of Ganja. In fact, he says in one of his songs that he doesn't need it.
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Lisa
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You know that the name Mattathias (father of Judah Maccabee) is the Greek pronunciation of Matisyahu, right?

I'm not a good judge of his music, though. I'm not so much into reggae.

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Nato
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He played at the Sasquatch Music Festival in 2005 and rocked.

Check out the track samples at Amazon or ITMS, or watch something here
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rivka
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He's interesting, but not really my style.

But yes, I know who he is. Enjoy, Derrell! [Smile]
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peterh
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He got played a lot on 103.9 there in Phoenix when I lived there. I liked the songs I heard. I'd like to know how an hasidic jew gets into the reggae business.
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Shmuel
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I saw him on "Steve Harvey's Big Time." He wowed the crowd, but it's not my style of music. (It also turns out my brother-in-law and sister know him socially, but never mind that.)

peterh: he wasn't always Hasidic. The reggae came first. There's a bio here.
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Ohhhh King Without a Crown is one of my top songs right now.
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