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Admiral & JahSeed have been DJ’ing together since 1997. They play Dancehall Reggae music aka Ragga. Admiral DJ’s the tunes (Selector) and JahSeed chants lyrics on the mic (MC) Admiral grew up in London in a SA exile family and got involved with reggae music through the Jamaican community. JahSeed got involved with reggae growing up on the Zimbabwean club scene. The two met on Admiral’s reggae show at the Voice Of Soweto radio station in 1996. At that time JahSeed was known in SA as ‘Appleseed’. They host a long running club night that has become a bone fide Jozi legend over the years. Their current home since 2009 is on Thursday nights at the BASSLINE in Newtown. Together with their sound system crew they are known as African Storm and have played extensively in SA and neighboring countries. Over the years many local and international artists have performed live on the African Storm sound system including: Sizzla Kalonji, Queen Ifrica, Etana, Tony Rebel, Fantan Mojah, Brenda Fassie, Thandiswa, E’smile, Bricks, Mapaputsi, Boomshaka, Cypress Hill and Wyclef Jean. They have also supported many live shows including reggae greats like: Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Chaka Demus & Pliers.  Admiral & Jahseed have co-hosted their weekly show Raggatak on YFM since 1999. The current YFM Raggatak slot is 10pm – Midnight on Wednesday nights. Admiral has released 2 solo albums fusing Ragga with Kwaito music. He is also a well known TV film critic and Filmmaker. JahSeed is one of the three iconic members of the multi-platinum selling Afro-Pop group Bongomaffin. He recently released his first solo project ‘No Retreat No Surrender’ which won the first ever SAMA award for Best Reggae Album.  Join their facebook group: African Storm Sound System

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