Dub and reggae pioneer Jah Shaka has died, his family have confirmed.

Fans said the singer, producer and label owner also known as Zulu Warrior was “the greatest soundman that ever lived”.

Shaka was at the helm of sound system culture in London, releasing some of the scene’s most seminal records and spearheading the influential Jah Shaka Sound System, which he began operating and touring in the 1970s.