SHASHAMANE INTL 
                -The Afrikan Zulu Warriors Sound
     Afrikan Number One Rub A Dub Sound
                 
In 1984 I teamed up with my two brothers the late Pupa Davis and Rev Didah and  started a sound called it Dread Brothers Promotions.They started doing small gigs at the Garden Square until I finally left Roots Inity Promotion in 1985. We then started doing our gigs in a big scale playing around Clubs like Chiromo and Alliance Club. In the summer of 1985, Ras Ken Ambasu and Daddy Chosh joined the sound.

I left for Germany in 1985 and worked for a year. In  1986 and went to Denmark and bought my first music equipment and went back to Kenya. It was very easy for us to go mobile playing around the country because we had our own Sound System which was the first one in Kenya. I visited Shashamane land in Ethiopia as a member of the twelve tribes of Israel and met Dennis Brown. That is when I decided to change the name of the sound to Shashamane International..

In 1987 I organized the first sound and Dj clash at the City Hall in Nairobi including one from Birmingham England with a brother called Teflah. That is when I met Terrence Munene and since he was the youngest and the baddest of them all in the competition, I gave him the name of Youthman Terry and added him on the sound right away.
We Started playing at Hollywood Club and in late 1987 I went back to England where I met Dennis Brown again and he did my first Dubplate for the sound, a song called country living. In 1990 I went To New York  and settled in Harlem. Back home, we moved from Hollywood Club to Monte Club. And Daddy Freddy, King Monday, MC Fanya, MC Frank, Daddy Augustinoh, Ras Panyaley, Oga Sura Mbaya, Dj. Sweta and MC Juce joined the sound.

In New York City I opened up a store on 125 street and St. Nicholas Avenue. And hooked up with some youths from the neighborhood who used to frequent my store and hear me play loud Reggae music on the street. Their names were James Bond, Little Fox, Six Killer and Danger One. And our manager was Sister Dorsey who was our manager. 

The current members of the sound are Ringo, Short Boss, Dj. 4eign, Dj. Murphy, Dj. Bugs, Dj Priest, Jahmo, Albinorock, Daddy Chosh, Dj. Augostinoh, Toni Dread, Rev Didah, Dj. Chevy, Prince Otachh and Ranking Charlie.

For booking: www.shashamane.com

Email: info@shashamane.com

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Vincent Mbengue, a.k.a. Dread Vivas, is a very talented and upcoming reggae artist who was born in Dakar, Senegal.

Coming from a Christian family he joined the choir of his church at the age of 10 and that’s where the foundation of his musical career was formed. In the nearby town of Popenguine he studied to become a qualified conductor and music teacher.  

Growing up with the music his elders listened to at the time Dread Vivas developed a great passion for reggae. Bob Marley, Burning Spear and Ijahman Levi, but also bands and artists such as Morgan Heritage, Luciano and more recent names such as Chronixx and Jah 9 influenced his music style and sound. Some more local names that have had an impact on him are Meta Dia and Dread Maxim Amar.  At the same time historical figures such as Haile Selassie I, Marcus Garvey, Malcom X and Nelson Mandela have inspired him, which shows through his conscious lyrics. 

In 2008 Dread Vivas released his first single Danal Sa Doole, meaning Work in his own language Wolof.  Since then he has recorded various singles and dubplates, e.g. for DJ Lassana of Angelvibes in Belgium and various other selectas in Europe.  2012, a year of political turbulence in Senegal, was the year in which he released the track Mistah President.  The following year he recorded Abuse and Sexual Violence in order to sensitize the population on Local and Reproductive Health care and raise awareness for HIV/Aids. In the same year he composed a song for a documentary about and against a mining project in Casamance, the south of Senegal.  In February 2014 he participated in the Sun Sooley “Senegal Tour” which took place at The French Institute and at the Cultural Center of Douta Seck in Dakar.

Some of his more recent tunes include Woote Benno and Sweet Wicked Babylon, for which the official music video was released in April 2014. Links to the videos are https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwKDVDDTUdQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnoMFdy6fZg. 

Dread Vivas is determined to continue using his music and conscious lyrics to raise awareness for the various wrongs in society and to fight for peace, love and harmony. Furthermore, as a performing and recording artist he wants to promote his reggae music worldwide. Positivity is what drives him and only the sky is the limit!

You can follow and like him on Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dread-Vivas/206691566113194
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dread-vivas
LinkeIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dread-vivas/67/108/290

For more info: dreadvivasfamily1@gmail.com
For bookings, jingles and dubplates contact Dread Vivas at dreadvivasfamily1@gmail.com or his manager Xavier Mbengue at coolzeuza@hotmail.fr




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