Shashamani Sound System

ONE LOVE 08-08-08
"SHASHAMANI SOUNDSYSTEM IS A RASTAFARI SOUND. A SOUND LIVICATED FIRST TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND WOMEN ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE INSPIRE THROUGH THE ALCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF VINYL THRU TWO TURNTABLES WITH NO COMPUTERS. WE ARE A PURE ORGANIC SOUND, WHICH SOME HAVE ATTEMPTED TO IMITATE BUT NEVER DUPLICATE. WE RECOGNIZE REGGAE MUSIC AS A HEALING MUSIC THAT SHOULD BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND LEGITIMIZED AS A TOOL TO FULFILL A MISSION. WE SEEK TO WORK WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SINCERE IN THIS SAME EFFORT TO USE THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY WE NOW HAVE. IT HAS BEEN A BLESSED JOURNEY, AND WE ARE FOREVER GIVING THANKS. WE STARTED IN 1998 AS A ROOTS/ STEPPERS SOUND OUT OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. WE CAME OUT TO THE BAY AREA AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, LEAVING BEHIND TWO VERY SUCCESSFUL RADIO PROGRAMS THAT RAN CONCURRENTLY ON KSYM 90.1 FM FROM EARLY 1999 TO EARLY 2001, AND ESTABLISHED OUR SOUND IMMEDIATELY. UNLESS ANYONE CAN SAY OTHERWISE WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST BAY AREA STEPPERS SOUNDS, AND WERE CRITICIZED FOR PLAYING "TECHNO REGGAE". WE ARE STILL A STEPPERS SOUND WHICH MIXES TRADITIONAL REGGAE, HIP HOP, RAGGA, AND OF COURSE STEPPERS. WE CAN DO IT ALL. WE ARE A SEASONED SOUND OF A DIFFERENT SORT, AND NO NEW-COMER TO THE GAME. IN 2003 WE STARTED THE FREE JAH CURE MOVEMENT IN THE BAY AREA WITH LIMITED EDITION JAH CURE MIXES AND VARIOUS FUNDRAISING FOR HIS CAUSE, INCLUDING A MAJOR FUNDRAISER WE DID AT THE ASHKENAZ IN BERKELEY IN MARCH OF 2004. WE HAVE BEEN AN UNDERGROUND SOUND AND HAVE STAYED OUT OF THE CLUB-SCENE FAVORING THE DISPERSION OF POWERFUL MIX CD'S....WHEN YOU DO FIND SHASHAMANI IN THE DANCE IT IS A TRUE COMMUNION OF ANCESTRAL ENERGY THROUGH UNORTHODOX MIX SETS AND UNIQUE TURNTABLISM. WE CREATE ONE-OF-A-KIND MIX CD'S THAT HAVE BEEN POPULAR FOR YEARS IN THE BAY AREA AND BEYOND. THESE GEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. WE ARE NON-TRADITIONAL AND REPRESENT THE YOUTH AND THE OPPRESSED. THROUGH OUR COMPANY MANY MANSIONS MUSIC, AND BLACK MEXICO ROOTS/CREATIONS, WE ARE SEEKING TO UPLIFT THE STANDARD WHERE RASTAFARI EXPRESSION IS CONCERNED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE BEYOND THE MUSIC SCENE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HOLD STEADFAST TO TRUTH, AND ARE WARRIORS IN THE COMMUNITY IN OUR PURSUIT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY.