2009 was amazing and Shemspeed was been all over the world, touring as well as home recording albums and making music videos gearing up for 2010, where we bout to take over this popness. Look out for some of our artists (Y-Love, Eprhyme, Electro Morocco, DeScribe, Kosha Dillz, Diwon, & Darshan) poppin up on the [...]
New York City Folk Electronic Hip Hop act Darshan perform their unique blend of contemporary nigunim and rap to a lively crowd at Limmud UK. If you are around London or Manchester this month. be on the look out for more performances by Eprhyme & Shir Yaakov!
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Pick up your copy of Darshan’s "Lishmah" album!
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Remember Okay Player? The Roots? The hottness of Hip Hop? Well, the site is a reputable source for hip hop reviews and such…..here is their review of Kosha’s newest record: Fresh off the experimental release with underground legend C-Rayz Walz, Freestyle vs. Written, Israeli-born, New Jersey-bred MC Kosha Dillz embarks on his first solo [...]
Patrick Aleph of Punk Torah caught up with DeScribe on his trip out to L.A. performing for Universal Studios, Citywalk. The two linked up at the Honikah Electronica event Diwon was spinnin. ch-ch-check out the weird awesomness!
The Israeli Breakdown Presents; “Takhles”
As a hip hop listener in Israel your options, up until not too long ago, were pretty limited. These days we are seeing more sides of the Israeli hip hop scene coming to the front of the stage. One group that’s taking over the radio waves lately is Takhles (Hebrew [...]
Some of you might be familiar with Lipa Shmeltzer, Diwon remixed one of his tracks and posted it in an earlier blog. He is one of the top singers in the Hasidic community, but also one of the most controversial. I had always found the controversy a bit absurd……until now. A couple of hasidic girls [...]
Last night at our big Brooklyn Bowl show, Kosha Dillz & Flex Matthews joined Six Point Star on stage for a free style jam right after DeScribe, Diwon & Yudi Simon rocked the show. ch-ch-check it out.
p.s. Photos from the night coming soon! Check back here!
To quote the Forward Fives “2009 was a year in which three trends outweighed any individual releases: the hybrid Jewish rap, the recovered Sephardic swing, and the old made new and gritty again. The first is exemplified by the debut albums “Waywordwonderwill” by Eprhyme, “Beverly Dillz” by Kosha Dillz”
Grab Eprhyme & Kosha’s albums now on [...]
Found this on Jewlicious.com and since Rinat Gutman is the newest to the Shemspeed family, I thought I should post it and see what you all thought. Stay tuned for the Major Produced tracks and videos and a lot more … coming soon!
The power of a Woman’s voice?
Rinat Gutman is a rapper. based [...]
Smadar Levi & Diwon, who performed at last weeks Sephardic Music Festival, have just released, “Esther”, their first single. The song mixes the words of Ehud Banai with Middle Eastern electronics, creating a fresh Sephardic sound for world music and downtempo enthusiasts alike.
Grab it now from ITUNES or AMAZON
A little while back we posted a video of BANGS takin you 2 da movies and before that we posted an Andy Samberg video. Well, here you could check out Andy with Rihanna as Shy Ronnie and Rihanna. Andy mumbles shyly, but one thing he does shout out is the “ahaaaa” laugh that BANGS [...]
Jordana Horn, one of our favorite journalists, reviewed a couple nights of the Sephardic Music Fest for The Forward. Our favorite line of her piece is the end where she writes about Yair Dalal and the fest saying, “Dalal’s melody was utterly unfamiliar: a simple infusion of the exotic, and, like the entire festival, [...]
We just posted photos from the entire Sephardic Music Festival, ch-ch-ch-eck it out (HERE). Big ups to all the artists that performed this year, including - the legendary Yair Dalal ,
Electro Morocco, Matisyahu , Pharaoh’s Daughter, Diwon, Smadar Levi, Sarah Aroeste,
& Galeet Dardashti’s “The Naming”,
Rivka Amado & Elie Massias, Asefa and Michelle [...]
Drake played the Hot97 showcase a month before Eprhyme & Diwon, then Kanye West produced his music video called, “Best I Ever Had”. Then he recorded, “Forever” with Eminem, Lil’ Wayne and Mr. West. Well, Peter Rosenberg , who both loves to curse and used to DJ with Diwon back in the day on [...]
Quick heads up for the Massive Warehouse/Matisyahu After Party this Saturday night.
The party is going down, rain/snow or moonlight shine. It is this Saturday night, in a warehouse in Williamsburg/Green Point and will go until 6AM!!!!
Just a reminder, if you RSVP, or bring your Matisyahu ticket stub, you get in for only $5
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
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Believe it or now, Shemspeed just did a Live In Store at Best Buy in Miggidy-Manhattan (Union Square)! It was really amazing and we are putting up videos of the whole thang, but for now check out these 3.
2. Kosha Dillz “L.A. Ish”
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1. Eprhyme joined by Diwon - “Papason”
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2. [...]
DeLeon tore it up last night at the Knitting Factory as part of the 5th Annual Sephardic Music Festival, ch-ch-ch-eck it out, banjo and all!
Also, Tonight at Joe’s Pub Electro Morocco and Diwon will be throwing a killer show and Saturday night is the party of the century - the massive Balagan Boogaloo Warehouse Party [...]
Look out for Y-Love’s triumphant return with “The Unity EP”
Catch the MCs of Shemspeed playing Live at Best Buy in Union Square! We are talking live performances by Kosha Dillz, Y-Love, DeScribe, Eprhyme, Diwon and guests all part of this years Sephardic Music Festival.
You know what else is part of the fest? TONIGHT (12/16) - Pharaoh’s Daughter, DeLeon, & Eytan with Dreams [...]
If you missed the exclusive to the Sephardic Music Festival One Night performance with the legendary Yair Dalal , click play to the left and check out a stripped down version of his “Ya Ribon Alam” recorded live last night at SMF 2009.
The festival continues throughout the week - Tonight is the Scholar Series [...]
Grab your tickets for tonight’s Diwon & Matisyahu show at Webster Hall!
click here
Meanwhile, grab this Free Download of Matisyahu’s “Thunder” as remixed by Diwon
Lion of Ido, one of our favorite bands, just released this amazing Music Video. ch-ch-ch-eck it out!
BONUS: Download their EP, FREE HERE.
Check Diwon and Matisyahu at Webster Hall tomorrow (Dec 14th). Diwon will hit at 7pm-8pm, playin his latest Yemenite and Sephardic mashes, and Matisyahu performing with Dub Trio, like you have never seen before! For more info and to buy tickets click to www.sephardicmusicfestival.com/events. We will be heading to Union Hall that night as well [...]
The Sephardic Music Festival is a one of a kind, amazing 8 night party and if you look to the left, you will see Kanye West’s DJ, A-Trak joined by the world famous Diplo (the man who brought M.I.A. to the mainstream). They are just some of the celebrities who heart this festival. [...]
Shemspeed has got your back this Holiday season, so put back your wallets and click all the links below!
INFO ON HOW TO GET IT ALL FREE:
1. Win tickets to each night of the Matisyahu & Sephardic Music Festival Shows
- click here (still got a couple hours)
2. XM RADIO CHANUKAH SHOW with Y-Love & Diwon
- Free [...]
