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Matisyahu Recording In Jamaica
(IsraelNN.com) Hasidic reggae musician Matisyahu and his producer David Kahne are in Jamaica for the first time, to record their newest album. The Jamaica Observer reported that Matisyahu worked with a number of reggae kingpins - Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Stephen McGregor – as well as the Kingston College choir. The artist is adding the finishing touches to his newest songs at Anchor Recording Studio in Kingston.
"We're trying to get the kids to sing on a track we've called Bread of Destitution," Matisyahu told the Observer. "And just to be here," he added, "is like, it's about time. People always asked me, when you coming to Jamaica, have you been to Jamaica yet. This my first time coming. But next we come, we definitely going to do shows. Trying to find the right festival to come for, and then do some club shows as well."