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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Safi Bugel

Jah Shaka: dub and reggae pioneer at the helm of London sound system culture has died

Jah Shaka DJing at Womad on 30 July 2016.
Jah Shaka DJing at Womad in 2016. Photograph: David Corio/Redferns

Dub and reggae pioneer Jah Shaka has died, according to social media posts from close friends and collaborators. His precise age and the cause of death have not been disclosed.

The singer, producer and label owner also known as Zulu Warrior was at the helm of sound system culture in London, releasing some of the scene’s most seminal records and spearheading the influential Jah Shaka Sound System, which he began operating and touring in the 1970s.

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