Jah Shaka, the Zulu Warrior

Jah Shaka formed his sound in south-east London around 1969–70 and named it after the 19th-century Zulu king. He played Phebes in Hackney and Noreik in Tottenham, kept to conscious roots music through the 1980s, and became one of the most influential figures in dub worldwide. He died on 12 April 2023, aged 75.

"When people left Africa for the Caribbean, all they could bring with them was their music, their songs and their memories from home."

Jah Shaka, Red Bull Music Academy, 2014

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