Jah Shaka
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APR
01
2023
Paris, France
Trabendo
I Was There
AUG
27
2022
London, United Kingdom
E1 London
I Was There
JUN
25
2022
Bexhill On Sea, United Kingdom
De La Warr Pavilion
I Was There
JUN
04
2022
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Queen's Park Arena
I Was There
SEP
09
2021
Tisno, Croatia
The Garden Tisno
I Was There
JUL
23
2020
Bagnols Sur Ceze, France
Parc Arthur Rimbaud
I Was There
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About Jah Shaka
Jah Shaka is one of the most important roots reggae and dub artists. He's a composer, musician, singer, mixing engineer, producer, record label owner, and the operator of the heaviest roots/dub sound system in the world!
His name is an amalgamation of the rastafarian term for God and that of a zulu warrior.
Jah Shaka has been operating his roots reggae soundsystem since the early 1970s. Shaka is perhaps best known for sticking to his rastafarian beliefs in the 1980s whilst other soundsystems followed the Jamaican trend towards playing "slack" dancehall music. His refusal to compromise inspired a host of new UK reggae artists and soundsystems such as Eastern Sher, The Disciples, Iration Steppas, Jah Warrior, Conscious Sounds, The Rootsman and Abashanti-I. Non-reggae artists such as Basement Jaxx have also cited Jah Shaka as an influence during interviews.
On his own record label he has released music from Jamaican artists such as Max Romeo, Johnny Clarke, Bim Sherman and Prince Alla as well as UK groups such as Aswad and Dread & Fred. He has released a number of dub albums, often under the Commandments of Dub banner.
The Jah Shaka soundsystem continues to appear regularly in London, with occasional tours of the USA, Europe and Japan.
His name is an amalgamation of the rastafarian term for God and that of a zulu warrior.
Jah Shaka has been operating his roots reggae soundsystem since the early 1970s. Shaka is perhaps best known for sticking to his rastafarian beliefs in the 1980s whilst other soundsystems followed the Jamaican trend towards playing "slack" dancehall music. His refusal to compromise inspired a host of new UK reggae artists and soundsystems such as Eastern Sher, The Disciples, Iration Steppas, Jah Warrior, Conscious Sounds, The Rootsman and Abashanti-I. Non-reggae artists such as Basement Jaxx have also cited Jah Shaka as an influence during interviews.
On his own record label he has released music from Jamaican artists such as Max Romeo, Johnny Clarke, Bim Sherman and Prince Alla as well as UK groups such as Aswad and Dread & Fred. He has released a number of dub albums, often under the Commandments of Dub banner.
The Jah Shaka soundsystem continues to appear regularly in London, with occasional tours of the USA, Europe and Japan.
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Genres:
Dub, Reggae
No upcoming shows
Send a request to Jah Shaka to play in your city
Request a Show
Similar Artists On Tour
concerts and tour dates
Past
APR
01
2023
Paris, France
Trabendo
I Was There
AUG
27
2022
London, United Kingdom
E1 London
I Was There
JUN
25
2022
Bexhill On Sea, United Kingdom
De La Warr Pavilion
I Was There
JUN
04
2022
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Queen's Park Arena
I Was There
SEP
09
2021
Tisno, Croatia
The Garden Tisno
I Was There
JUL
23
2020
Bagnols Sur Ceze, France
Parc Arthur Rimbaud
I Was There
Show More Dates
About Jah Shaka
Jah Shaka is one of the most important roots reggae and dub artists. He's a composer, musician, singer, mixing engineer, producer, record label owner, and the operator of the heaviest roots/dub sound system in the world!
His name is an amalgamation of the rastafarian term for God and that of a zulu warrior.
Jah Shaka has been operating his roots reggae soundsystem since the early 1970s. Shaka is perhaps best known for sticking to his rastafarian beliefs in the 1980s whilst other soundsystems followed the Jamaican trend towards playing "slack" dancehall music. His refusal to compromise inspired a host of new UK reggae artists and soundsystems such as Eastern Sher, The Disciples, Iration Steppas, Jah Warrior, Conscious Sounds, The Rootsman and Abashanti-I. Non-reggae artists such as Basement Jaxx have also cited Jah Shaka as an influence during interviews.
On his own record label he has released music from Jamaican artists such as Max Romeo, Johnny Clarke, Bim Sherman and Prince Alla as well as UK groups such as Aswad and Dread & Fred. He has released a number of dub albums, often under the Commandments of Dub banner.
The Jah Shaka soundsystem continues to appear regularly in London, with occasional tours of the USA, Europe and Japan.
His name is an amalgamation of the rastafarian term for God and that of a zulu warrior.
Jah Shaka has been operating his roots reggae soundsystem since the early 1970s. Shaka is perhaps best known for sticking to his rastafarian beliefs in the 1980s whilst other soundsystems followed the Jamaican trend towards playing "slack" dancehall music. His refusal to compromise inspired a host of new UK reggae artists and soundsystems such as Eastern Sher, The Disciples, Iration Steppas, Jah Warrior, Conscious Sounds, The Rootsman and Abashanti-I. Non-reggae artists such as Basement Jaxx have also cited Jah Shaka as an influence during interviews.
On his own record label he has released music from Jamaican artists such as Max Romeo, Johnny Clarke, Bim Sherman and Prince Alla as well as UK groups such as Aswad and Dread & Fred. He has released a number of dub albums, often under the Commandments of Dub banner.
The Jah Shaka soundsystem continues to appear regularly in London, with occasional tours of the USA, Europe and Japan.
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Genres:
Dub, Reggae
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