DUBPLATE SHASHAMANE INTL feat. SENNID SIMON

“Raíces de Jamaica” is a roots reggae anthem that pays tribute to the history, resilience, and culture of the Jamaican people under the guidance of Rastafarian spirituality. The song travels through essential episodes and symbols of the island’s identity: from the struggle of the Maroons led by Nanny and Marcus Garvey’s prophecy, to Bob Marley’s music as a universal voice of unity and freedom.

The track combines powerful images of struggle and redemption with the spiritual elements that define the Rasta movement: the red, gold, and green colors, meditation with ganja, the heartbeat of Nyabinghi drums, and devotion to Haile Selassie I.

The chorus reinforces the main message: Jamaica’s roots and Rastafarian culture live within the soul and will never die. Musically, the lyrics evoke a deep, meditative, yet joyful reggae that invites unity, resistance, and hope.

It is a song that not only celebrates reggae music as cultural heritage but also highlights Jamaica’s spiritual strength as a beacon of resistance, freedom, and universal love.

Jamaica Roots

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Black Omolo - My Love [Consequence Riddim | Ever Blazzing Productions 2016]

B-side to Kabaka's "Too Long" on Notis Records 7" vinyl 45 rpm (2016)

Iba Mahr "Carry It On" (Notis Records) 2016

LK chief chanter Jahdan Blakkamoore, teams up with living reggae legend Akae Beka on this important call to rally and global awareness. Earth Cry pays homage to the struggles and survivors of many recent natural disasters throughout the Caribbean and beyond. This Zion I Kings produced track is a haunting banger, unique and solid. The composition originally tracked with a live baby grand piano, Hammond Organ, live drums, bass and guitars all through a vintage Neve console at Brooklyn, NY’s own Virtue and Vice studio in Fort Greene.
Akae Beka is the current manifestation of an evolving consciousness. Following a quarter of a century as lead singer and co-founder for the legendary, St. Croix-based band, Midnite, Vaughn Benjamin. His signature voice and edifying poetry grace an incredibly vast catalog of recordings as “Midnite”. Vaughn’s new revelation as The Akae Beka has quickly gained traction, already releasing 6 albums since 2015 and beginning to echo the world over in reggae music.
Highlighted on this release is the modern roots master, I Grade Dub. Laurent “Tippy” Alfred, a.k.a., I Grade Dub, delivers a high quality dub mix of the song in classic Jamaican dub style, driving and psychedelic, this track goes beyond the normal “B-Side” of a reggae record, giving disc jockey’s world over a chance to trance out on the riddim with select vocal drops and dub effects.

Earth Cry

Earth Cry I Grade Dub - Jahdan Blakkamoore Feat. Akae Beka

Alkebulan Feat. DJ Gringo

Black Ark In Dub and Black Ark Volume 2 are two pieces from master reggae and dub producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s seemingly limitless musical puzzle, featuring a bedrock of deep rhythm tracks recorded at his iconic Black Ark studio just before its demise. The albums were originally issued on the Black Ark International label, the imprint of Lee Perry’s wife and co-producer/collaborator Pauline “Aisha” Morrison.

Black Ark In Dub features bass heavy, spooky dub deconstructions of Lacksley Castell’s “Jah Love Is Sweeter,” Carole Cole and Aisha Morrison’s “Ethiopia,” Lee Perry’s “Lion A De Winner,” Watty Burnett’s “Open The Gate,” George Faith’s “Guideline,” and Danny Hensworth’s “Mr. Money Man,” along with an embellished dub version of Ras Keatus I’s “Dreadlocks I” and the much sought “Guidance,” a Jah Shaka Sound System staple, exclusive to this album. 

Black Ark Vol. 2 is more vocal oriented, featuring extended dub mixes of Carol Cole’s “Ethiopia,” The Originals “Got To Be Irie,” Junior Byles “Mumbling & Grumbling” and The Inamans remake of the Bee Gees hit “How Deep Is your Love,” along with an alternate take of the Silvertones roots classic “Give Thanks” (with a flute overdub), as well as a couple of excellent covers from Third World lead vocalist Bunny Rugs. 

The 19 track CD and digital version of the release is expanded with the vocal cut of Lacksley Castell’s “Jah Love,” and the CD deluxe packaging includes a 1,500 word contextual essay from Lee Perry biographer David Katz. This reissue preserves the edits and tape splicing of the original releases.

"Guidance" will be issued on single for the first time on a one-sided 45 r.p.m. picture disc for Record Store Day UK, August 29, 2020.

Black Ark In Dub / Black Ark Vol. 2

Black Ark Players - Jah

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Waan Pay Fah

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Ras Zakarias (DIV) DREAD RADIO #024

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

DUBPLATE SHASHAMANE INTL feat. SENNID SIMON

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