This is a page about the reggae artist Jah Shaka. For the video editing software, see Jahshaka. Jah Shaka has been operating a London-based roots reggae soundsystem since the early 1970s. His name is an amalgamation of the Rasta term for God and that of a zulu warrior. He started out on the Freddie Cloudburst soundsystem, before setting up his own. 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

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