ArtistInfo

Shaka Man

dr, perc, JM
Singer / Musician / Producer of Reggae
A.k.a. Patrick Houchen

Jamaican musician settled in Los Angeles, former drummer but then multi-instrumentalist and mixing engineer, he is also singer and producer of Majicaa Music. Shaka Man, born Patrick Houchen in Cambridge, Jamaica, has immense talent and his musical backround is vast. He began his musical career at a very young age playing a rattler and bass drum for the Pocomania church. The art of music has been the essence of his life since then. Taught by Rita Marley's father Papa Roy, Shaka himself is now responsible for have taught and produced numerous well-respected reggae musicians. He started one of the world best reggae bands, The Rastafarians, which helped launch his career and the band still performs together today. When Shaka Man is not in his own studio, which houses his own group of hand picked reggae artists, he can be found at most reggae shows and festivals on-stage, behind the drums, backing the best of the best.

Instruments

• Drums
• Percussion
• Bass
• Synthesizer

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