Veritas Forum: Redemption Song
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| -Photo from Ariel Moger |
For the final installment of this week’s Veritas Forum,whose symbol looks bizarrely similar to the Mac Wireless sign, the group hosted a screening of Justin Dillon’s film Call and Response and brought Matisyahu, the greatest Jewish reggae singer of all time, for a performance that can only be described as “kick-ass.”
Call and Response, an anti-slavery documentary/concert film, mixed its message about eradicating modern slavery with great performances, including one from Talib Kweli. Dillon spoke for a few minutes after the screening, urging the audience to join in his cause.
The night really heated up, though, when Matisyahu took the stage. The concept of a Hasidic reggae star may seem strange, but the man is no one-hit wonder, especially with his beat-boxing. For his roughly hour-long set, Matis brought down the house, improvising almost his entire performance. During his dazzling beat-boxing, he would flick his finger through the air, conducting his otherworldly beats for himself. His set was interrupted when a microphone shorted out, but he won over the audience despite the technical glitch, and they ended the night on their feet, bowled over by the performance.
- DJB
Tags: activism, music, veritas forum
26 February 2009 @ 7:40 PM · 4 comments
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i can’t believe he came to campus and i missed it!
is ma jigga. He’s da man.
here’s a video from his performance, particularly his Beatboxing
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1069999597705
is whack