# Lady Shaka > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lady_Shaka > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lady_Shaka.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Shaka > Source revision: 1255085956 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|New Zealand DJ}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2024}} '''Shakaiah Perez'''{{cite web |last1=Crabbe |first1=Kailyn |title=April Resident: Lady Shaka |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/mix-up/ladyshaka-w1-djset-2024/103663596 |website=abc.net.au |publisher=ABC Australia |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=6 April 2024}} (born 29 July, 1996), known professionally as '''Lady Shaka''', is a [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) [DJ](/source/Disc_jockey) who has performed internationally, including multiple sets for online music broadcaster [Boiler Room.](/source/Boiler_Room_(music_broadcaster)) == Personal life == Born in New Zealand, Lady Shaka currently resides in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Gupwell |first=Seth |date=21 April 2023 |title=London-based Māori DJ Lady Shaka aims to 're-indigenise club culture' by honoring Māori artists |url=https://www.georgefm.co.nz/home/te-ao-maori/2023/04/mori-dj-lady-shaka-shares-playlist-of-music-made-by-indigenous-mori-artists-from-around-nz.html |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=George FM}} She is of [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_people), [Tahitian](/source/Tahitians), [Cape Verdean](/source/Cape_Verdeans), [Tokelauan](/source/Tokelauan_people), and [Samoan](/source/Samoans) descent.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=MULTI-NESIANS: Lady Shaka |url=https://www.thecoconet.tv/coco-docos/multi-nesians/multi-nesians-lady-shaka/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=The Coconut.tv}} == Career == Starting initially in commercial dance, Lady Shaka was a member of [Parris Goebel](/source/Parris_Goebel)’s Royal Family dance group, under whom she won a world [hip-hop](/source/Hip_hop_dance) title when she was aged 14.{{Cite web |last=Tugaga-Rogers |first=Breanna |date=2 November 2022 |title=Lady Shaka taking Pacific culture global |url=https://tpplus.co.nz/arts-music/lady-shaka-taking-pacific-culture-global/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=TP+}} In 2019 Lady Shaka founded "Pulotu Underworld", a Pacific focused music collective that created London's first ever Pacific club night. Lady Shaka has also been involved with [Ngāti Rānana](/source/Ng%C4%81ti_R%C4%81nana), a London-based [kapa haka](/source/kapa_haka) group.{{Cite web |last=Cafolla |first=Anna |date=30 May 2022 |title=Recognise: Lady Shaka |url=https://djmag.com/features/recognise-lady-shaka |website=DJ Mag}} She has performed in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne){{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Lady Shaka {{!}} Boiler Room: Melbourne |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAC4Zo0qeIA |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=YouTube}} and [Berlin](/source/Berlin){{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Lady Shaka {{!}} Boiler Room Festival Berlin: SYSTEM |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QNE8XNcqck |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=YouTube}} for online broadcaster Boiler Room. She also performed in [Auckland](/source/Auckland) in collaboration with [QTBIPOC](/source/Person_of_color) collective FILTH, a performance notable for her inclusion of [poi](/source/Poi_(performance_art)).{{Cite web |date=3 April 2021 |title=FILTH |url=https://boilerroom.tv/session/filth |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=boilerroom.tv}}{{Cite web |last=Gupwell |first=Seth |date=4 July 2023 |title=Māori DJ Lady Shaka drops iconic Te Reo tune, stuns with poi performance for Matariki in London |url=https://www.maifm.co.nz/home/headlines/2023/07/mori-dj-lady-shaka-celebrates-matariki-with-london-gig-parties-to-remix-of-iconic-te-reo-song.html |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=Mai FM}} She has criticised the gentrification of areas within [Auckland](/source/Auckland), and stated that one of the goals of her work is to "re-indigenise" spaces, noting that "the 1960s and 1990s [K Road](/source/Karangahape_Road) and [Ponsonby](/source/Ponsonby%2C_New_Zealand) were known as heavily Māori and Pacific-populated areas which are now gentrified suburban areas that make up central Tāmaki Makaurau.” She has organised events with this as a focus, such as the 2023 Māori and [Pasifika](/source/Pacific_Islander)-focused DJ event "Hoki Whenua Mai (Land Back)". As part of Boiler Room's first Pacific-based event in [Rarotonga](/source/Rarotonga) Lady Shaka held a series of DJing workshops, alongside Pulotu Underworld, with the goal of nurturing local talent and providing access to international DJs that might not otherwise be possible for people in the Pacific.{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title='We deserve to have our voices amplified': Lady Shaka on the first-ever Boiler Room set in the Cook Islands |url=https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/nesia-daily/lady-shaka/103389400 |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=ABC}} She has expressed the desire to see more DJing events in the region in the future, noting that places like [Micronesia](/source/Micronesia), [Melanesia](/source/Melanesia), and [The Philippines](/source/The_Philippines) were often left out of such events.{{Cite web |last=Luke |first=Candice |date=17 January 2024 |title=Global beats land in Rarotonga |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/entertainment/global-beats-land-in-rarotonga/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=Cook Island News}} In 2024 Lady Shaka released her first single "E Tu", [sampling](/source/Sampling_(music)) "[Kei A Wai Ra Te Kupu](/source/Kei_A_Wai_Ra_Te_Kupu)" by New Zealand band [Aaria](/source/Aaria). She felt the [te reo Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_language) lyrics, meaning “let's move together and stand up”, were reflective of the current political landscape in New Zealand.{{Cite web |last=Gupwell |first=Seth |date=23 February 2024 |title=LISTEN: Lady Shaka just dropped her debut single 'E Tu' and it is a thumper with a message |url=https://www.georgefm.co.nz/home/te-ao-maori/2024/02/listen-lady-shaka-just-dropped-her-debut-single-e-tu-and-it-is-a-thumper-with-a-message.html |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=George FM}} == Recognition == * [Creative New Zealand](/source/Creative_New_Zealand) Arts Culture and Creativity award, 2023{{Cite web |date=11 August 2023 |title=Lady Shaka wins the Arts, Culture and Creativity Award at Pacific Music Awards |url=https://creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blog/2023/08/11/05/21/21/lady-shaka-wins-the-arts-culture-and-creativity-award-at-pacific-music-awards |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=Creative NZ}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.lady-shaka.com/ Official site] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaka, Lady}} Category:Living people Category:New Zealand musicians Category:Women DJs Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lady Shaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Shaka) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Shaka?action=history)). 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