Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Collage of ex-Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu at home in Piermont, NY holding a microphone and candles, photo by Michael Falco.

Reggae artist Matisyahu has had the House of Blues in Chicago cancel his scheduled performance Friday because of the “threat of protests.” Matisyahu said that House of Blues had canceled the show and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...