Aku Elohim Selassie - reincarnate from the lost ages of time and into your stereo speakers. When you hear the frequency of The God, your ancestors are there in alignment with you... Vibrate. And you will begin to see things clearly with more than your iii's alone. Peace...

The story of Shafiq Husayn is a very interesting and winding journey. The legendary producer, artist, Grammy Award Winning performer, songwriter, band member, father, minister and humanitarian has worked with a host of some of the most influential artist in the past 30 years.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio and reared  in Los Angeles and later in New York, he started his professional career as a member of the Nile Kings, a group signed to Ice T’s Rhyme Syndicate/Sony Records, consisting of Prince Sudan, D-Cipher, Justice and SLJ (Shafiq). Their 12′ single “Dropping Bombs”, “Listen To The Light” & “Positive Sounds” was a underground classic and displayed the early talents of Shafiq as a producer and beat-maker that he has become famous for the world over.

He is a part-founder and 1/3 of the Legendary Los Angeles based group SA-RA™ the creative collective which consist of Grammy Award Winning Producers Om’Mas Keith (Frank Ocean -Channel Orange) and Taz Arnold (Dr. Dre – Chronic 2001, Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly)

In 2009, Shafiq released his first solo project, the critically acclaimed album “Shafiq En’ A- Free-Ka”.  

He is the also the founder of the Dove Society,  a Los Angeles based creative collective which  spawned the likes of Anderson Paak and the Free Nationals, Jimetta Rose, Via Leaves.also 1/2 of Kron Don & Shafiq Husayn which released the critically acclaimed “White Boiz, Neighborhood Wonderful” on the Stones Throw Records label.

He has produced for the likes of Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Andre 3000, John Legend, Hiatus Kaiyote, Thundercat, Bilal, Ice T, Lord Finesse, Ty Dollar $ign, and many others.

In 2013 Shafiq was featured on the lead song, “Lift Off” on Robert Glasper’s  Grammy Award Winning R&B Album of the Year “Black Radio“.

Shafiq Husayn carries the music torch by importing and exporting sounds and genres into an otherworldly whole but always rooting back to a beats‐and‐rhymes basis.
From Fela‐Kuti style horns, Brazilian drums, to cod‐operative crooning, Shafiq’s music is a world sampler.

For inquiries: contact@iamshafiqhusayn.com

Janine "Jah9" Cunningham

Old school blues improvisation meets hard hitting lyrical prowess in a rich imaginative blend of vocal clarity and complexity. Janine brings her refreshing mix of contemporary and conscious poetry to the stage and delivers a mature, sophisticated style with a unique and captivating energy all of her own. Her musical influences range from Billie Holiday and Nina Simone to Augustus Pablo and Sizzla Kalonji. 

As a singer/songwriter/activist, Janine touches on issues ranging from social injustice, violence, politics and gender to intimate matters of the heart, mind and spirit. Janine a.k.a. ‘Jah9’ has emerged from the underground poetry/live music scene relatively unknown and has earned the hearts and respect of her peers and audiences with each encounter since. 

Over the past 5 years she has been consistently and impressively making her mark on the Jamaican musical landscape, inspiring audiences and musicians alike through her songs and the live productions she has conceptualized and staged. She is now poised for heavy rotation due to her signature sound and collaborations with ace producers including Donovan Bennett of Corleon Records, Sheldon Bernard and Beres Hammond of Harmony House Music, and on her highly anticipated debut album project with Rory "Stonelove" Gilligan. The album is slated for release on February 26, 2013 but Jah9 is already in demand as a songwriter and creative director of repute. 

'Jazz on Dub’ is the sound she has created - a mix of her two favourite music forms, while infusing all expressions of the arts into her live performances. She intends to take her word sounds to the world, entertaining and inspiring all along the way. This young woman is full to the brim and pouring her heart out.


Reggae/Dancehall/Hip-Hop

King Rula
"Mek di muzik rule di people"

T-ROY IS AN AFRO-CARIBBEAN MUSIC SELECTOR, PRODUCER & PROMOTER FROM NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA. HE OWNS BAYOU INTERNATIONAL SOUNDSYSTEM & HOSTS "DANCEHALL CLASSICS"  EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT @ DRAGON'S DEN & "BAYOU INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY" EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT @ THE BLUE NILE. BOTH DANCES HAVE BEEN RUNNING SINCE 2006.
     T-ROY HAS BEEN AN OPENING ACT FOR DAMIAN MARLEY, STEVEN MARLEY, ZIGGY MARLEY, PROTOJE, KABAKA PYRAMID, JIMMY CLIFF, COLLIE BUDDZ, LEE SCRATCH PERRY, CAPLETON, BUJU BANTON, MR VEGAS, SHAGGY, T.O.K., TARRUS RILEY, I-OCTANE, LUCIANO, BURNING SPEAR, WARRIOR KING, BARRINGTON LEVY, CHARLY BLACK, STEEL PULSE, THE WAILERS, DUANE STEPHENSON, ENGLISH BEAT, MATISYAHU, FEMI KUTI, MICHAEL FRANTI,  DIGITALDUBS, MAX GLAZER, YAADCORE, BOBBY HUSTLE, KING I-VIER & MORE... 
     T-ROY HAS PRODUCED 2 ORIGINAL DUB ALBUMS....NOLA ROCK (2012) & DEEP SOUTH DUB (2014) BOTH RELEASED ON  HIS OWN LABEL, BAYOU INTERNATIONAL RECORDS .. AVAILABLE ON ITUNES, AMAZON etc.  
     T-ROY GOT HIS START IN REGGAE & DANCEHALL IN 1997 WHEN HE BECAME REGGAE BUYER @ THE ACCLAIMED RECORD STORE, ARONS RECORDS, IN LOS ANGELES, CA ...AND EVENTUALLY BRANCHED OUT AS A SELECTOR IN THE LATE 90'S. IN 2000 HE RELOCATED TO HIS HOME STATE OF LOUISIANA, WHERE HE NOW CONTINUES TO SHARE HIS PASSION FOR CARIBBEAN MUSIC WITH THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS AND BEYOND..

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