BY KEVIN JACKSON—
Being the son of a roots-reggae icon, it is only natural Shiah Coore is drawn to that sound. His new ‘riddim’, the Lion Paw, is inspired by the beat that made Jamaican music world-famous.
“The idea and concept for the Lion Paw was really to bring back the roots element to the reggae/dancehall industry. I grew up listening to dancehall that were mainly on roots riddims like Shabba and Ninjaman. So naturally I would like to contribute to this energy,” Coore told the Jamaica Observer.
Released by his Shiah Records, the Lion Paw features Out Deh by Chronixx, This Music (Voice Mail), Situation (Tifa), Never Ever (Lutan Fyah), Façade (Aiasha), In The Ghetto (Zagga), Cool it (Keznamdi) and Stick Up by Kelissa.
He created the Lion Paw with Veer Dhaniram (Stephen Marley’s touring engineer) and his younger brother Stephen, guitarist for Chronixx.
“Ninety per cent of the songs were recorded at my studio in Half-Way-Tree. I’ve been involved in music production since 1999 when I attended music school. I got my first recognition in 2002 when I created the Mad Ants riddim. I also did some work on Sizzla’s 2003 album Rise To The Occasion album,” Coore explained.
Launched in 2012, Shiah Records has released a handful of singles from artists such as Jah Vinci, Lutan Fyah and Busy Signal.
Coore grew up in Stony Hill, St Andrew. He attended Hillel Academy, the Edna Manley College For The Visual and Performing Arts and Berkleey College of Music in Boston.
He was a member of the band Martial Arts, which also included singer Wayne Marshall and musicians Craig ‘Leftside’ Parks and Matthew ‘Esco’ Thompson.
Since 2003, Coore has recorded and toured with Marley, his childhood friend.
His father, a prodigy who formed Third World in 1971 at age 16, has always been a “divine inspiration”.
“His advice has always been to work hard, be dedicated and love what we do. He also reminded me it’s a very ruthless business world and to protect my rights and my music,” said Coore.
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