LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's not easy being a big celebrity in a close-knit Orthodox Jewish community. Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu, who achieved unlikely pop success in 2005 with the single "King ...

PAIA, Hawaii (AP) - An ukulele player at a Hawaii coffee shop sang the duet of a lifetime with reggae artist Matisyahu, all the while completely oblivious to his famous singing partner's identity.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A pro-Palestine rally took place outside The Rock Music Club ahead of a free concert Thursday night by music artist Matisyahu. Chants erupted outside the venue around 6:30 P.M.

ASPEN – At least some of the reason for the explosive popularity of Matisyahu can be traced to the oddity factor. The idea of a devout Orthodox Jew, complete with long beard and tzitzit dangling from ...

He's an Orthodox Jew who's also a reggae singer. And if some of his songs sound like prayers, you're not far off. Meet Matisyahu, a singer exploring his spirituality through reggae. This year, he's ...

Vermont-bred reggae singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mihali has been kicking up dust and sharing waves of joy at Reggae Rise Up at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Fla. The opening day of the ...

The Music Hall of Williamsburg this Hanukkah will be warmed by the Menorah's glow, as Matisyahu plans to bring his annual Festival of Lights concert series to the Brooklyn venue from Dec. 27-30. The ...

The organization If You Heard What I Heard presented a “Night of Resilience” with headliner Matisyahu. By Steve Bloom Sometimes concerts come with a history lesson. Monday’s main event at New York’s ...

After being thrown out of festivals, dropped by his manager and railed against by anti-Israel mobs, reggae star Matisyahu says the backlash over his support for the Jewish state hasn’t slowed him down ...

Matisyahu, an eclectic reggae singer and rapper who early in his career performed in full Hasidic garb, wishes he’d gotten this advice as an emerging artist: “Don’t read comments. Don’t do it,” he ...

Matisyahu is probably not the first yeshiva student in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood to find inspiration while listening to a traditional Hasidic Jewish chant, a niggun. But he may be the ...