Shiah Coore is a Jamaican musical artist and producer born in Kingston, Jamaica on 20 August 1979.

Shiah Coore
Background information
Born20 August 1979 (1979-08-20) (age 45)
Kingston, Jamaica
GenresDancehall, Reggae
LabelsShiah Records

Biography

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Shiah Coore, firstborn to musician Cat Coore (Third World) and artisan Donna Feltis-Coore (Ital Craft), was born in Kingston Jamaica, 1979. As one of a handful of children belonging to the island’s reggae-elite, Shiah Coore was raised in the music industry. He showed interest for music early in life, performing living room shows with Damian Marley at 6. The Shepherds was later developed by Donna Feltis-Coore after she put an advertisement in the newspaper to find other members and named the band. The members of the band were Shiah Coore’s lifelong friend Damian Marley, Yashema Beth Mc Gregor, daughter of Freddie McGregor and Judy Mowatt, Richard Bertrand and Noel Parks, son of Lloyd Parks. They would later perform together at Sunsplash 1991.

Shiah Coore later attended the Jamaica School of Music, playing bass guitar under the instruction of Maurice Gordon. Then submitted an audition tape featuring his best scales and patterns to Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and in the fall of ’99 entered on a scholarship, Here he furthered his bass studies with Rich Appleman and Danny Morris and also began to explore music production and engineering. To date, his bass tones can be heard on album recordings with NAS, Joss Stone, AR Rahman, Third World, Mick Jagger, Chronixx, Eric Clapton, Dave Stewart, Damian and Stephen Marley or on the SuperHeavy project. Since 2003, he is touring as a bass player with Damian Marley.

As a producer, Shiah Coore is the creator of 'Mad Ants Riddim' , other notable work include contributions to Sizzla’s ‘Rise to the Occasion’, Wayne Wonder ‘No Holding back’, Damian Marley’s ‘Welcome To JamRock (Grammy winner), Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives (2010). As well as tracks for Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, Chronixx, Sizzla, Beenie Man, Bounty Killa. Shiah Coore launches his own label « Shiah Records » in 2012.

Discography

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Musician

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Year Artist Title or Album Credits
2015 Vetta Journey Begins Bass
2014 Alaine Ten of Hearts Bass
2014 Duane Stephenson Dangerously Roots : Journey from August Town Bass
2014 Jah Vinci Ghetto Born Bass
2014 Lutan Fyah Get Rid a di Wicked Bass
2014 Lutan Fyah Life of a King Composer and Bass
2013 Eric Clapton Every little thing Bass
2012 Sizzla In Gambia Composer and Bass
2011 SuperHeavy SuperHeavy Bass
2011 Third World Patriots Composer and Bass
2010 Nas and Damian Marley Distant Relatives (Album) Bass, Drums, Vocals (Background), Handclapping
2010 Sizzla Crucial Times Bass
2009 K'NAAN Troubadour Bass
2008 Various Artist Caribbean Fever Composer
2007 Javaughn Superstar Bass
2006 Damian Marley All Night Bass and Keyboards
2005 Damian Marley Welcome to Jamrock (Album) Drum Programming, Keyboards, Bass
2005 Sizzla Souldeep Bass
2004 Vybz Kartel More up to di time Composer and Bass
2003 Sizzla Rise to the Occasion (Album) Composer, Bass and Keyboards
2003 Papa San God and I Composer
2003 Elephant Man and Wayne Wonder Crazy feeling Composer
2003 Wayne Wonder No Holding Back Keyboards

Sources (1 and 2)

Producer and Composer

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Year Artist Title or Album Credits
2016 Various Artist Lion Paw Riddim Producer and Composer
2015 Lutan Fyah Mash it up Producer and Composer
2015 Richie Stephens Love at first touch Producer and Composer
2015 Busy Signal Gal Yuh Good Producer
2014 Jah Vinci Touch it Producer and Composer
2014 Jah Vinci Be Strong Producer
2012 Jah Vinci Wah Money Producer
2009 Various Artist Black Velvet Riddim Producer and Composer
2009 Various Artist Classic Rhythms, Vol 1 Composer
2007 Movie Soundtrack Made in Jamaica Producer and Composer
2004 Various Artist Ragga Ragga Ragga 2004 Composer
2003 Various Artist Jumpa Cable Riddim Producer and Composer
2002 Various Artist Mad Ants Riddim Producer and Composer

Sources (1 and 2)

References

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1. 2009, Oxford University Press, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Collin Larkin

2. 2016, Reggae.fr, Damian Marley's interview

3. Music Credits : http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shiah-coore-mn0000748723/credits

4. Music Credits : http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/shiah-coore/2961635

5. "Damian Marley, Following in his Fathers Footsteps", Zachary Cichocki