Albums by Jah Shaka
ALBUMAuthentic Dubwise: Jah Shaka Meets Fire House CrewJah Shaka
ALBUMDub Salute 5 (feat. Twinkle Brothers)Jah Shaka
ALBUMDub Salute 4 (feat. Max Romeo)Jah Shaka
ALBUMDub Salute 3 (feat. Willie Williams)Jah Shaka
ALBUMDub Salute 2 (feat. Icho Candy)Jah Shaka
ALBUMNew Testaments of Dub Chapter 2Jah Shaka
ALBUMIn the Ghetto (feat. The Fasimbas)Jah Shaka
ALBUMDub Salute 1 (feat. Horace Andy)Jah Shaka
ALBUMFAR-I Ship Dub (feat. Max Romeo)Jah Shaka
ALBUMNew Testaments of Dub, Pt. 1Jah Shaka
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Jah Shaka Essentials
The reggae great filled his dub and dancehall with warmth and wisdom.
Artist Biography
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
Genre
Reggae