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Matisyahu - Youth (Video)

Musical artist Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu, is an American Jewish reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician. Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae,

rock and hip hop beatboxing sounds, Matisyahu's 2005 single "King Without a Crown" was a Top 40 hit in the United States. Since 2004, he has released seven studio albums as well as five live albums, two remix CDs and two DVDs featuring live concerts. Throughout his career, Matisyahu has worked with Bill Laswell and reggae producers Sly & Robbie and Kool Kojak. In addition, Matisyahu has appeared as an actor in films.
Born (1979-06-30) June 30, 1979 (age 45), West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Origin White Plains, New York, U.S.
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Matisyahu - King Without A Crown
Matisyahu - Jerusalem (Out Of Darkness Comes Light) (Video)


Basic Info

Birth name Matthew Paul Miller
Born (1979-06-30) June 30, 1979 (age 45), West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres Reggae, hip hop, alternative hip hop, alternative rock

Religion

From 2001 through July 2007, Matisyahu was affiliated with the community in , , New York, whose rabbi officiated at his wedding in 2004. Soon after his adoption of Hasidism, Matisyahu began at , a for returnees to Judaism where he wrote and recorded his first album. He counts , , and Rabbi among his

musical inspirations and gives credit to Rabbi 's book Toward a Meaningful Life for the lyrical inspiration to Youth's title track. As part of his faith, he strictly observed the Jewish Sabbath, which begins at sundown on Friday; thus he did not perform in concert on Friday nights. An exception to this rule occurred at a 2007 concert in ; since the sun did not set until 2:00 a.m., performing in the late hours was not a violation of Jewish observance.
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Origin of his name

Matisyahu is an pronunciation of the name מתתיהו Mattithyahu ( pronunciation: Matityahu), meaning 'gift of God'. It is the name of the 2nd-century Jewish leader of the ' revolt, often referred to by the Greek form of the name, ; and is the etymological source of the English name .

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Jan 22 Sun The Cabin - Park City, UT @ 10:00pm Park City, UT, United States - Feb 18 Sat Cali Vibes Fest 2023 @ 12:00pm Long Beach, CA, United States - Mar 14 Tue Buskirk-Chumley Theater @ 7:30pm Bloomington, IN, United States - Mar 15 Wed Knight Theater @ 7:30pm Charlotte, NC, United States - Mar

17 Fri Reggae Rise Up Florida Festival 2023 @ 12:00pm Roots Of Creation Tunnel Vision Neverless Sa-Roc Raging Fyah Mihali The Irie Dry Reef Arise Roots Little Stranger Sierra Lane Gone Gone Beyond Drifting Roots Joe Samba The Sub Herbs KNEX St. Petersburg, FL, United States - Mar 19 Sun Times Union Center for the Performing Arts @ 7:30pm Jacksonville, FL, United States - Mar 21 Tue Aventura Arts & Cultural Center @ 8:00pm Aventura, FL, United States - Mar 22 Wed Aventura Arts & Cultural Center @ 8:00pm Aventura, FL, United States - Mar 25 Sat Kravis Center @ 8:00pm West Palm Beach, FL, United States - Mar 26 Sun Kravis Center @ 8:00pm West Palm Beach, FL, United States - May 28 Sun California Roots Festival 2023 @ 12:00pm Monterey, CA, United States
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