“One Jalifa” unites Trinidadian singer Jalifa with UK-born producer Dwala, distilling reggae’s revolutionary, spiritual, and feminine force into a modern soundsystem statement. The track balances chant-driven vocals with deep basslines and electronic accents, setting Bobo Shanty devotion against studio production that reaches beyond borders.

Jalifa, born Kalifa Alexis in 1990 in Trinidad & Tobago, was raised in a Rastafarian family and began performing with guidance from her elder brother Abba Shanty. Her path has led from local stages alongside Queen Omega and Isasha to appearances with Jamaican artists such as Chezidek and Sizzla Kalonji, as well as recorded works including “When I Chant” on the Bongo Riddim Blessings Flow Vol. 1 compilation in 2014. Her career has carried her across Trinidad’s reggae circuit and onto Jamaican festivals like Stepping High in Negril.

Dwala (Neel Dwala) has shaped Caribbean music from his UK base through Trinidad collaborations with Kes (Man With No Door) and Coutain (1996), with productions charting internationally and his sound design reaching platforms from Nickelodeon to Boiler Room. On “One Jalifa”, he frames Jalifa’s chant within a dubwise, electronic setting that both honours reggae’s roots and signals its continued urgency.

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