JUAKALI

about

Juakali is a Trinidadian-American recording artist, vocalist, lyricist and emcee best known for his collaborations with some of the world's most revolutionary electronic music producers and promoters, including Dub War, Sub Swara, Pinch, Plastician, Raz Mesinai, Tes La Rock and 12th Planet. Juakali is the namesake of the Swahili term for 'fierce sun'. In Kenya, jua kali are the "street doctors", modest people working under blazing sun to bring dead or broken things to life. Jua kali make things move, work and flow; bringing value and integrity to communities. In 2005, when the now ubiquitous sounds of underground electronic bass music were yet to be discovered by the mainstream, Juakali's signature soulful dreadbass style caught the ears of early pioneers. He was soon holding down the mic as resident emcee for the legendary Dub War NYC, North America's first and premier dubstep event. Juakali brought an "elemental voice" [Mary Anne Hobbs] to the forefront of a worldwide community of artists and fans creating culture, ritual and value around the music now known as dubstep. Heralded early on by zealous media outlets and veterans of the scene as "the voice of North American dubstep", and hailed for his rugged, mesmerizing vocals on Pinch's iconic album Underwater Dancehall, Juakali exhibited the force necessary to help push the musical movement forward. To longtime fans and collaborators, Juakali's voice is the raw glue bonding the dancer and dj, the cosmic poetry guiding list

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Breakground

DreadBass Soundsystem

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No sound test

Come From Yard

Smoke Clears EP

Breakground EP

Crossin EP

DreadBass Soundsystem ReRub

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Who Are We

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Scion CD Sampler V.30: SMOG

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Freak You Back [via xlr8r.com]

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