- Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio · 1984
- The Commandments of Dub - Chapter One · 1982
- Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio · 1984
- Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio · 1984
- Brimstone and Fire · 1983
- Dub Salute 5 (feat. Twinkle Brothers) · 1996
- Dub Salute 5 (feat. Twinkle Brothers) · 1996
- The Commandments of Dub - Chapter One · 1982
- Fly Me Away Home · 1984
- Kings Music · 1985
- Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio · 1984
- Dub Salute 5 (feat. Twinkle Brothers) · 1996
- Lion's Share of Dub Commandments of Dub, Pt. 3 · 1984
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- The reggae great filled his dub and dancehall with warmth and wisdom.
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About Jah Shaka
An enigmatic and highly individual performer on the U.K. sound system scene, Jah Shaka's forward-thinking style combined steadfast Rastafarian beliefs and roots reggae sounds with a dub experimentalism that incorporated electronic elements without losing any heaviness. Jah Shaka's output throughout the '80s and '90s was minimal and exciting, and he worked with reggae legends like Horace Andy and Max Romeo on various chapters of his Dub Salute series, as well as racking up installments of his Commandments of Dub sets. Shaka's style was highly influential on waves of U.K. dub that followed him, as well as corners of jungle, drum-n-bass, and other bass-forward forms of electronic music. In addition to running his own label (Jah Shaka Music), he remained highly active with sound system performances and other live appearances until slowing down somewhat after suffering injuries related to a house fire in 2000.
- HOMETOWN
- Chapelton, Jamaica
- BORN
- 1948
- GENRE
- Reggae