Shabaka is the primary alias of British jazz musician Shabaka Hutchings, based in London, United Kingdom. Born in 1984, he works in jazz and is associated with spiritual jazz, afro-jazz and new age as well as broader contemporary UK jazz.

Music projects

He performs with and is connected to a number of groups, including The Comet Is Coming, Shabaka and the Ancestors, Sons of Kemet, 1000 Kings, Alexander Hawkins Mirror Canon, Jerry Dammers' Spatial A.K.A. Orchestra and Melt Yourself Down. These projects place him across different settings within modern jazz and related experimental and collaborative work.

Recording

Shabaka records on Native Rebel Recordings.

Name

Other artists have also used the name Shabaka, including an Egyptian techno-electronic duo and a reggae/African musician from Sierra Leone. The name is most commonly used for the alias of Shabaka Hutchings.