Jah Shaka Obituary

Legendary Dub and Reggae artiste, Jah Shaka has been reported dead. His age at the time of death, as well as his cause of death, has not been announced yet. He was survived by his son, Young Warrior.

Tributes have been pouring in from social media from his collaborators and other artistes.

”RIP Jah Shaka. Had a lot of wild club experiences in my time but nothing could beat stumbling into the Rocket hazy headed & bleary-eyed becoming overwhelmed by the power of bass. Formative years, divine sounds, THE master,” Artiste Trevor Jackson also wrote.

“So sad to read Jah Shaka has departed this planet… Rest in peace. A heroic figure who kept Dub alive, when few cared… I spent many all nighters being transfixed by his passion and selections,” Dubstep producer, The Bug wrote.

Shaka was born in Jamaica, but moved to London in the late 50s. He shared that music was a pivotal tool that helped him navigate through life wherever he found himself. He reportedly made songs and toured even when he was closer to his death.

“When people left Africa for the Caribbean, all they could bring with them was their music, their songs and their memories from home. So, over the years, this is all that people had to keep them together. In the 1950s and 1960s in London, there were house parties – 50, 60 people with only record players. It helped families know other families which was important at that time because the people were so forced to be segregated,” he shared in a 2014 interview.