We have just added a slew of new performers and special guests to this year’s HEEBONISM, including Tesly Snipes, the world famous Brooklyn based DJ, JahFurry, Heeb writing reggae dittyer, Y-Love, the revolutionary emcee and Tj Di Hitmaker, the Jamaican dancehall Jersey bwoy.
Get the chance to attend both SMF Mega Events at a discount! The first Mega Event is at 6:30pm on Dec 24th at (le) Poisson Rouge with the Godfather of Israeli music, Miki Gavrielov with Boston based fiddler, Lily Henley and the ISRAMERICA House Band. This live show will be followed by the second SMF Mega Event, which is Heeb magazine’s infamous HEEBOSNISM party filled with debauchery and holiday spirit.
p.s. Be sure to check out the Arts & Leisure section of the NY Times this weekend for a big story on the Festival and its producer, Erez Safar. Find more info on our Events Page.
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.