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| From | Andrea Kremer <kremer@shore.net> |
| Subject | Re: Christian Artist |
| Date | Thu, 8 Jan 2004 15:38:16 -0500 (EST) |
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Matty may be more right than he realizes.
For one thing, there's "jew-hop" artist MC Paul Barman:
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/02521937.htm
There's also a genre called "j-dub," which is essentially Hassidic reggae.
Over xmas I had the good fortune to attend a show at the Knitting Factory
called "What I Like About Jew" (it's a Sean Altman production, for those
who doubt the existence of Jewish power pop), and among the artists
featured was a j-dub artist named Mattisyahu. He rapped (or, I guess,
"toasted?") in English and Hebrew and even did some human-beatbox stuff.
He was unbelievable. Check it out:
http://www.jdubrecords.org/
photos of Mattissyahu in action:
http://www.jdubrecords.org/southpaw_pictures.asp
and samples!
Windows Media: http://www.jdubrecords.org/audio/mattissiyahu.wma
RealPlayer: http://www.jdubrecords.org/audio/mattissiyahu.rm
So THERE!
A
On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, matty karas wrote:
> <<Ya, but you never hear about Muslim rock (Yusef Islam aside), Jewish power
> pop or alt-Rosicrucian speed metal. "Christian" artists seem to have a monopoly.>>
>
> just because they don't have sections for it in record stores doesn't
> mean that, say, jewish rock and pop doesn't exist. from the ramones (who
> sang about the ku klux klan and nazi germany) to the beastie boys to
> perry farrell to scores and scores of others, rock history is loaded
> with bands and musicians who are inseparable from their jewishness.
>
> matty
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