KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dr. Garth McDonald additionally goes by the identify Shaka Pow as a musical artist. Shaka Pow began deejaying at about age three, and shortly after he started mimicking the key dancehall acts of the time. His musical talents, alongside together with his tutorial brilliance, had been found by his mother and father Kasmir and Nellie – each ardent music lovers. Kasmir was the proprietor of a small sound system, and Nellie a stepper of in style dance from her teenage years.
Pow attended Waterford Major, St. Catherine Excessive, and Kingston School, the place he excelled and gained direct entry into the School of Medical Science at The College of the West Indies, Mona, at age eighteen. Whereas at UWI, he was not seen because the extraordinary medical pupil due to his avid involvement in leisure, manifested in him being on stage as a gap act for Beenie Man, Bounty Killa, Scare Dem and Monster Shack, at Countdown and Spectrum.
From Medication to Music
Shaka Pow graduated from UWI in 1997 and after internship in 1999 he plunged into recording with Jamaican high producers corresponding to: Q45, Steely and Clevie, King Jammy’s, Jack Scorpio, Jan Screw, Syt Gordon, Robert French, and Huge B to call a number of. His main singles embrace: ‘E book’, ‘God Bless’, ‘Too Skilled with Barrington Levy, Jerry Springer, and Stress’.
The 2001 US launch of the album “Am The Doo” for interior Beat Information – a Florida primarily based firm additional contributed to Pow’s rising. Since then, Shaka Pow has made quite a few appearances at Sting, Professionals in Cabaret, and Dancehall Rock. Barrington Levy and Buddies. Teen Splash, amongst others. Shaka Pow has develop into a pressure to be reckoned with within the Dancehall.
His jovial and sort method has gained him the love and respect of his fellow dancehall and medical counterparts. Shaka Pow, the medical physician, has additionally joined many charity occasions. These embrace group well being gala’s and school activities.
The tune ‘E book’ focuses on schooling in its lyrics. This led to him being invited to many graduations and award ceremonies to talk.
Shaka Pow is now having fun with heavy rotation on the radio in Jamaica and internationally with two new singles. They’re Kings produced by Child G. The opposite is Make it Clap produced by Rick Wizard for Shaka Pow’s Outfytt Information and Iwaad Music.
