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Matisyahu is one busy non-Chasidic reggae artist

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September 1, 2015

Matisyahu has a lot going on these days. Media outlets everywhere covered the debacle over the European music festival that canceled Matisyahu’s performance before re-inviting him to perform, and the latest from Matisyahu following that celebrated concert is that he will be performing on Sept. 4 at the Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival, Haaretz reports.

Somehow, the reggae artist known for such hits as “King Without a Crown” and “One Day” makes it back to the West Coast in time for a Sept. 5 appearance at Shorelime Jam, a reggae festival taking place on the Queen Mary, in Long Beach, CA.

(It’s a pleasant surprise to see the addition of the Long Beach date as Matisyahu’s forthcoming U.S. tour, which kicks off on Oct. 3 and runs until the end of 2015, according to dates on Matisyahu’s Facebook page, does not stop in Los Angeles—the closest it comes to Los Angeles is San Luis Obispo on Nov. 10 and San Diego on Nov. 15.)

For more information about Matisyahu’s concert this Saturday in Long Beach, visit queenmary.com/events/shoreline-jam.

And to see video of Matisyahu in Israel munching on what looks like shawarma, while he appears to be unsure of how to react to the person who is videotaping him, go here.

Finally, watch this great video of Matisyahu performing “Warrior,” off a forthcoming live album, “Live at Stubbs Vol. III.”

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