King Shiloh is a
roots reggae
Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of Africans and those in the African Diaspora, including the spiritual side of Rastafari, black liberation, revolution and the honoring of God, called Jah ...
sound system from the Netherlands. According to their profile, they were "founded
..through the inspiration of
Jah Rastafari
Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica
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".
Their first album was released on
Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Haile Selassie I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, ; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (' ...
's birthday, July 23, 1997.
As well as regularly ragging their enormous system at Amsterdam's DubClubY2K, King Shiloh have a show on the city's Radio 100 FM and occasionally appear in the UK.
They also play in other countries such as
Germany
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or
France
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or
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
Members
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Jah Rootz
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Bredda Neil
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Ras Lion
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Lyrical Benjie
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President Kirky
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Billyman
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Iyah One
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Danny Red
Notes
External links
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Dutch reggae musical groups
Musical groups from Amsterdam
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