Concert: Matisyahu

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Background:

Matisyahu was born as Matthew Miller on 30th June, 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He has been inspired by musicians like Bob Marley, Phish, and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. His fans belong to different walks of life, religions, and ethnicities. He performs occasionally with Muslim beatboxer Kenny Muhammad.

This musician and singer did not grow up as a religious Jew, after a lot of struggle and self determination, he found peace in Hasidic Judaism, and incorporated it in his music. At the age of 14, Matisyahu was comfortable with his laid-back lifestyle, He fit in with the Hippie crowd and grew dreadlocks and wore his Birkenstocks all winter long. By the time he reached 11th grade, inspite of being carefree, he began to feel a great void in his life. He decided to embark on a camping trip in Colorado. This trip ended up changing his life, he began to feel a connection to God and his journey towards spirituality began.

After returning from Colorado, his spiritual curiosity grew and Matisyahu made his first trip to Israel. For the first time in his life, he felt the same connection to God that he had felt in Colorado. When it was finally time Leaving Israel proved to be difficult task. When he returned he didn't know how to keep his new connection with his newly found faith. He dropped out from high school and joined a Jewish band. Broken but not stirred, he returned home. His parents then asked him to join a wilderness school in Bend, Oregon. The school was a good experience, it encouraged artistic pursuits and Matisyahu took this advantage to delve further into his music. He studied reggae and hip-hop more deeply. It was here that he started to develop his own unique reggae/hip-hop sound for which he would eventually become known.

A 19-year old Matisyahu returned to New York after passing out from the school, a changed man. He then joined "The New School," where he continued honing his musical skills, and also tried a hand at theater. Finally, years after he experienced the connection with God, Matisyahu met a Lubavitch rabbi in the park, that spurred his transformation from Matthew to Matisyahu. A person who was once loathed authority and rules, Matisyahu began to observe and eventually fully accept the Lubavitch Hasidic lifestyle. He redesigned his life on the discipline and structure of Judaism, making his best effort to abide by Jewish Law.

Matisyahu's songs are in English with a few words of Hebrew and Yiddish. After years going unnoticed, Matisyahu is finally getting the seeing the following that he deserves. He has released a live version of the song 'King Without a Crown', which is on the brink of breaking into the Modern Rock Top 20. His is due to release his new album in 2006. His sounds and rhythms are giving the world a new style of music, watch this amazing performer in concert. His concert are sell outs. So if you don't want to be left behind, buy your tickets now! Contact your on line ticket vendor and get the tickets now!

Discography:

Live At Stubb's - 2005
Shake Off The Dust...Arise - 2004