Matisyahu ("Gift of God"), Hebrew stagename for Matthew Paul Miller ⋆ 30 June 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is a spiritually minded American-Jewish singer, beatboxer, singjay and songwriter. He grew up in White Plains, New York. His music is an interplay between
reggae,
rock,
hip-hop, and
reggae fusion. His debute studioalbum
Shake Off the Dust... Arise was released 2004 and his latest,
Akeda 2014. Well-known songs are
King Without A Crown,
One Day and
Happy Hanukkah. He sings mostly in English, more rarely in Hebrew and Yiddish. He had an Hasidic appearance until 2…
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