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Live at Stubb's by Matisyahu Hasidic Reggae $29.00 new Also available by Matisyahu: Youth - $29 (New) |
Live at Stubbs: “It's not overstating the case to say that Matisyahu is an original. The
visual package is startling: Picture a young man in traditional payos
(side curls),
black hat, and long beard grabbing the mike and going off in front of a
crowd at New York's hip Mercury Lounge, or the Knitting Factory, or
Southpaw -- all rooms that Matisyahu has sold out. He is a man on a
mission. And a man with a message.” Joan Anderman, Boston
Globe, June 20, 2004 Youth: The thumbnail description of Matisyahu: File under Hasidic Beatbox Reggae. Despite having markings of novelty, it's really nothing of the sort. Fronted by a man named Matisyahu (born Matthew Miller), they are truly a band. Two independently released CDs brought them a rapid and well-deserved ascent, making their signing with a major label a logical step. Youth benefits from a more expansive sound and production by the fantastic Bill Laswell. Matisyahu's singing and the substance of his songs (spiritual living, self-awareness, the value of knowledge and learning, kindness to others) are presented with a loving sincerity, and buoyed by tremendous musicianship. In particular, drummer Jonah David and guitarist Aaron Dugan bring a wider set of influences and interests to their playing than the reggae tag the band often gets. Free of any proselytizing, this melding of Talmudic teachings and Jamaican rhythms flows so naturally that it underscores the shared roots of the two cultures. |
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Rivero: Spanish, Sephardic & original
songs by Helen Rivero $25 new |
Helen's web site is at www.helenrivero.com This recording is about flavours and textures, a listening to the old, the new and combining languages ... It began with a fascination for melodies from ancient cultures. The music presented here is a response to these various listening and living experiences, relating one idiom to another with shifting degrees of intensity. HR |
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onethreeseven by Zohar $28 new |
Tracks: Ehad , Onethreeseven, Midnight At The Bazaar, Byzantine, Elokainum Angel, The Merciful One, Head And Bones, Harmony, Maroc, Salaam This is trip-hop, hip-hop remixes. Very nice indeed. |
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Silan by Yair Dalal and the Al Ol Ensemble $28 sealed |
Yair Dalal is an
amazing Israeli violinist, oud player and a fine composer or Iraqi
origin. He is one of the last musicians to represent Arab-Jewish music
from Iraq and is a strong advocate for peave in Israel. The Al Ol
Ensemble is one of the foremost contemporary world music groups in
Israel. Yair Dalal and the Al Ol Ensemble's music is about shared
tradition and instruments, the vastness of the desert, spirituality and
peace. With hypnotic Middle Eastern rhythms and an all-acoustic line-up
of highly accomplished musicians, the Ensemble truly embodies the
changing spirit of the Middle East. |