Shaka Shams

Growing up in Antwerp, frequently staying with his family in the UK, and with a strong sense of his South African roots, This made Shaka want to see the world from a young age. This uprootedness made him turn to music at the early age of 11. Always in between, barely fitting in, he created his own island where he feels independent.


At only 14, he amazed the crowd at his very first open mic in the UK. It was then and there he decided that music was his home. Shaka’s inspirations come from many places; hip hop, soul, Drum and bass, house music… he approaches it his own way and takes what he likes to find “different sized pieces of a music puzzle fitting perfectly”. Throw on his very recognizable nostalgic voice and you get that Shaka sound. This young talent is one to be watched!

In 2021 Shaka created the series of EP’s ‘Action Only’, a project sharing his growth and at the same time pushing him to do better. 2022 was Shaka’s year not only dropping Action Only Volume 2 but also achieving much more such as; winning ‘de nieuwe lichting 2022’, participating in a show Plan A that appeared on VRT Max and Canvas, syncs in the online web series 'Hacked' (GoPlay), Collaborations, made soundtrack for series Fils De (French language web series RTBF).

In 2023 he dropped Action Only Volume 3 and collaborated with Coely on the track 'Fruit of Bantu'for her new album 'alive'

2024...Shaka Shall return