Aba-Shanti-I

ABA SHANTI-I is a sound system operator and dub producer from the UK. Aba and his sound system have been playing through UK and Europe for over 30 years. He has been a resident sound system at Notting Hill Carnival since 1993 and was voted the No. 1 DJ in the World by DJ Magazine in the same year. Aba Shanti-I sound system plays music in the roots reggae and dub style. The original tracks are usually supplemented by reverb, delays and effects to generate his distinctive sound. Aba Shanti-I and his sound system play regularly in the UK, with residencies at the Notting Hill Carnival since 1993, Leicester Carnival and the University of Dub. The sound system has also played all over the world. Aba Shanti-I has produced and recorded with his brother and the band the Shanti-Ites, releasing records on their own Falasha imprint Aba Shanti-I was a founder sound system of the University of Dub in the late 1990s and has been a regular ever since.