Many names for an artist without comparison. With a flow, a rhythm an extraordinary musicality mixing high level US rap with African sound and Hebraic theme, but who is Zechariah?
He does not go unnoticed in the streets of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or even New York, tall, always dressed for the occasion, sunglasses that shine, Zechariah has a natural elegance.
Often surrounded by young people who look at the artist and the man with a lot of admiration, sneaking with him between photos and other formal greetings is not easy. Always a smile on the lips and the right words Zechariah is a real natural talent.
Born in Mineapolis in the deep United States, very young he realizes that life will not give him a Gift,
Growing up in the shadow of the greatest US musicians such as his cousin Prince, he quickly knew how to taste African-American groove and soul.
Model family life but life gives him her first trial.
After cancer, he will lose his right eye during the operation which will allow him to get out of the disease for good.
After the operation he started to laugh, says his grandmother. Why? Because he survived against the expectations of bad tongues, one eye less but a rage for life that will take him to the top.
After music, Rap and the Hip-Hop universe, he turns to American football and plays at the High Schoold level, being one of the phenomes of the nation. He receives an invitation to join the famous NFL football league, but there again he decides to launch another major challenge.
So he registers for the Faculty, not just any one; Faculty of Law and Business. Graduated with honors he is now sure that neither one eye less nor the vicissitudes of life can stop his ascent.
Coming from a family of believers, he has always loved prayer and the long family sessions have convinced him of the existence of the Creator.
One day he enters a Synagogue, discovers a Tanach, a Sefer Torah, the words of the wise men, and it all becomes clear to the young man, he will be a Jew. Little by little he learns, discovers the Hebrew, the Talmud, the comments of the sages of Israel, he is conquered. This Torah was what he had always secretly longed for, an endless well to drink from ,the pure water of knowledge and wisdom.
After a long wait to convert in the United States, he decides to come directly to Israel, where the source of Torah is most rooted, the land of the patriarchs Abraham Isaac and Jacob. This land that he did not know will welcome him with open arms. Everything worked for him; conversion, management of Israel's most prominent artist; Nissim Black.
He also enjoys a deep friendship with NBA star and new convert Amare 'Jeosaphat' Stoudemire. Helped by Rabbi Mordechai Ben Avraham they become known to the public as the 'Black Jews', and welcome young Afro-Americans in search of the truth. Judaism is the source from which Zechariah draws its energy to move forward and become better every day.He is currently studying at the Botsina Kadisha Yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem with the Rosh Yeshiva R’Pinhas Elyahu Shadai. Mainly working on life ethics and character correction.
A hard work ethic will allow him to release more than five albums in less than a year, being the only master on board, writing, choosing the beats and sound, he is his own boss and his first albums are wonderfully creative. Mixing Rap, Hip-Hop, Afrobeat, Jewish music and even soul, its message inspires and connects thousands of young people across the continents; United States, Israel, Nigeria, France, the vibe is genial and the wave unstoppable.
The international Rap scene will have to count with him now. A voice, a flow, à gesture and uncommon charisma make Zechariah a complete artist, as much at ease in a Talmudic school as in a studio, a concert or a television show, he have everything to really succeed. .
Its agent is the Franco-Israeli businessman Gary David Zeitoun, well known in the business world in Israel and abroad.His project is to reach out to the international music scene and to leave a lasting mark in the entertainment world, like his predecessor and cousin Prince Jew, black, talented, he is a great modern musician and lives his time so well that it is just wonderful to see and pass on.
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