This is my very first feature in print! The column is called 'CHAT BOUT' - US Ragga MCs infiltrate the Electrnoic Underground. Pick up the June/July issue of "XLR8R Magazine" or get a sneak peak HERE
June 10, 2008Two years in the making, Sub Swara's COUP D'YAH unleashes the devastating bass-weighted sound which has become the recognized trademark of the crew’s eponymous NYC club night and its blazing live sets. Coup spans a broad spectrum, from the dub-wise depths to dancefloor crushing bangers.
Sub Swara is Dhruva, Sunder, Haj, Juakali & Sharma-ji!
March 7, 2008
Dubstep dancefloor heaters from New York's Moldy and Juakali for Pinch's 'earwax imprint. Producer Moldy and MC Juakali are better known for holding down affairs at New York City's premier dubstep event, Dub War. GLORY is their first collaboration together...
February 18, 2008 Yes, it's early!
Taken from the album "Unit Of Resistance" by Raz Mesinai's Badawi (listed below)
This ROIR's first ever 12" features legendary Dub alchemist Badawi (aka Raz Mesinai), Hyperdub (Burial) label boss Kode 9 & celebrated dubstep artist Juakali.
Re-mastered at 45 RPM for that heavy heavy dub sound- Of special note- Den Of Drumz is featured on Skream's Rinse FM's 02 Compilation & Crows has been featured on BBC Radio1's Mary Anne Hobbs show- w/ Juakali voicing the track live in studio.A:Den of Drumz - B:Crows
December '07
Cut up, re-paste and break it down! New York based Japanese producer Yellowtail, formally known as Hiro Awanohara, hits us up with his debut release on the Raw Fusion label. And what a debut! It has all those little finesses we like; raw, dirty, cut and paste beats with deep and sawed up bass lines. But not only that, we also get a fresh rhyme (Caribbean style!) by US based MC Juakali to make us get jump up on it! And folks, this is just the flipside PRESSURE DEM 12"
November 10 marks the release of HAIL UP (EP) by Phoenix Upliftment Records
Featuring Miss Lynx, Echo Ranks and JuaKali
on digital-tunes.net
It's been a long time coming, but finally one of the most feverishly anticipated albums in dubstep is complete. Pinch's Underwater Dancehall drops on November 2nd on his own Tectonic imprint. I'm featured on 3 of the 10 tunes. Available on Boomkat
Coming October 23, 2007.
Historic first release merging Raz Mesinai with his alter-ego BADAWI. More info on this ROIR Records release HERE
August 1, 2007
Celebrating their 10 years anniversary Gunjah Records just released two brand new 45s on Hot Desert riddim featuring Lutan Fyah and Juakali on A sides. Both singles contain a vocal dub on side B on different riddims by Juakali. Available on Soundquake
July 1, 2007
Bubbling out of the San Francisco underground, FROM BROOKLYN TO SF is an adventure of Dread Bass, dubstep/dub and desi dancehall featuring North America's most adventurous vocalists. The singers on this project are Juakali, Zulu, N4SA, Blacksmith and Gurmeet.
NOW AVAILABLE:
Online@ emusic, I Tunes(Japan).
In Stores@ Other Music NYC
15 East 4th St. (just off Broadway)
+1-212-477-8150
October 4, 2006
London Dub Masters ALPHA and OMEGA Newest release CITY OF DUB features a re-fix of UNTIL THEN off the White Label 12"
Track#10. Rhythm Of Life featuring Juakali & Sparlha
August 1, 2006
AUG Issue XLR8R says "...Big discovery is the white label about to be released from Dub War MC JuaKali with banging remixes from around the world..."
A: 2Finga (DJ Rxm, Kush Arora)
B: Until Then (g-mateus, Alpha and Omega, Drop The Lime)
May 1, 2006
KING SAIZ is the first album by Lineli Concept outta Walliz Switzerland. I'm featured on track#9. "FixFertig" and the promotional video "Transatlantic"
Dec 15, 2005
GunJah Records (CZ) releases my first 7" single RUN BABYLON. There is also a version featuring Lutan Fyah!