Jah Shaka

Jamaican-born British musician
Person human Q726991
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Jah Shaka

Summary

Jah Shaka is a human[1]. He was born in Clarendon Parish[2]. He was born on 1948[3]. He passed away in London Borough of Lewisham[4]. He died on April 12, 2023[5]. He worked as a record producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jah Shaka was born in Clarendon Parish[2].
  • Jah Shaka died in London Borough of Lewisham[4].
  • Jah Shaka was born on 1948[3].
  • Jah Shaka died on April 12, 2023[5].
  • Jah Shaka held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Jah Shaka's professions included record producer[6].
  • Jah Shaka is recorded as male[9].
  • Jah Shaka's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Jah Shaka's genre is reggae[11].
  • Jah Shaka's genre is dub music[12].
  • Jah Shaka's Commons category is recorded as Jah Shaka[13].
  • Jah Shaka's family name is recorded as Shaka[14].
  • Jah Shaka's given name is recorded as Jah[15].
  • Jah Shaka's official website is recorded as http://www.jahshakasoundsystem.com/[16].
  • Jah Shaka's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Jah Shaka's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Neville Powell'}[18].
  • Jah Shaka's start of work period is recorded as 1968[19].
  • Jah Shaka's end of work period is recorded as 2023[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1948[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-04-12[24]

  • Genre(s): dub, electronic, roots reggae[25]

  • Community tags: dub, electronic, rhythm and blues, roots reggae[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 47b2253e-034f-4806-b65c-7cee187f34d8[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Clarendon Parish[2], Jah Shaka… he was born on 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jah Shaka worked as a record producer[6].

Death and Burial

Jah Shaka died on April 12, 2023[5]. He died in London Borough of Lewisham[4].

Why It Matters

Jah Shaka ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jah Shaka born?

Jah Shaka's place of birth was Clarendon Parish[2].

Where did Jah Shaka die?

Jah Shaka passed away in London Borough of Lewisham[4].

What did Jah Shaka do for work?

Jah Shaka worked as record producer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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