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- Tina Antolini
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- Location: New Orleans, Massachusetts
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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
Tina Antolini
Posted on September 13, 2004 at 06:05 AM
What a fascinating subject. This piece offers listeners an example of the ways in which young people have learned to blend cultures to fit their needs: reggae music making Judaism accessible to young Jews. The non-narrated middle section, alternating clips of the (very good) music with the singers' opinions on the subject is especially revealing.
And the beat boxing is UNBELIEVABLE.