Lipa Schmeltzer — if you haven’t heard of him, is a Hasidic superstar who has sold out MSG and played to crowds of tens of thousands of Hasidim, all while staying under the radar of the outside world…until now! It isn’t often that an artist in the Hasidic world gets a remix, but Diwon isn’t your typical producer. In his innovative remix of Hasidic superstar Lipa Schmeltzer’s song“Acharon, Acharon, Chaviv” (Hebrew for “last but not least), he bridges the gap between hipster-DJ style and the deep spiritual longing typical of Hasidic music. Add to this mix the reggae-inspired lyrics of rising Hasidic pop and dancehall artist DeScribe, and the timeless yearning for a redeemed world comes alive in a contemporary way.
Shemspeed is an independent recording label and promotional agency highlighting cross-over music artists with positive and unifying messages. Founded by Erez Safar, an American-Israeli DJ/Producer, Shemspeed promotes over 15 dynamic artists representing a wide range of genres including hip-hop, reggae, and rock. These artists include Y-Love (revolutionary Jewish hip-hop), Diwon (Yemenite / Sephardic hip-hop, Israeli music and more), DeScribe (soul-awakening dancehall, hip-hop, & soul), and Electro Morocco (Israeli rock, dance music.) Shemspeed artists, collectively showcasing the diversity in world Jewish music, have performed with musicians as varied as Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Idan Raichel and Eminem; they’ve been profiled in Rolling Stone, SPIN, The New York Times and XXL; and they’ve been seen and heard around the world on various TV appearances (Conan O’Brien, CBS and BBC World) and global radio. Shemspeed’s mission is unifying people through culture and education, celebrating diversity and common ground. By way of this work, we add a public Jewish voice to multi-cultural, inter-faith, creative and collaborative bridge-building.
Lipa Schmeltzer — if you haven’t heard of him, is a Hasidic superstar who has sold out MSG and played to crowds of tens of thousands of Hasidim, all while staying under the radar of the outside world…until now! It isn’t often that an artist in the Hasidic world gets a remix, but Diwon isn’t your typical producer. In his innovative remix of Hasidic superstar Lipa Schmeltzer’s song“Acharon, Acharon, Chaviv” (Hebrew for “last but not least), he bridges the gap between hipster-DJ style and the deep spiritual longing typical of Hasidic music. Add to this mix the reggae-inspired lyrics of rising Hasidic pop and dancehall artist DeScribe, and the timeless yearning for a redeemed world comes alive in a contemporary way.