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- "Hassidic (yes, Hassidic) Reggae"
- Summary: Matisyahu is a Hassidic Jew, and the front man for his own reggae band.
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Review of Hassidic (yes, Hassidic) Reggae
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Posted on January 21, 2005 at 10:43 AM
This piece is about the match of a cultural and religious identity with an unlikely musical form. The interview with Matisyahu is the more compelling bit of this piece alongside his music. I love the transition from the narrator to the live music ("what happened next was) and I think it could use even less of the narrator. This piece could be shorter if cut down to the interview and music.