In 1980 Shaka played himself in the film Babylon (directed by Franco Rosso, although he directed the scene he appeared in[REF]), operating his Sound System in a soundclash at the climax of the story.
Shaka stayed true to his spiritual and distinct musical style during the 1980s when many other Sound Systems had started to follow the Jamaican trend towards playing less orthodox styles[REF] tending towards slack dancehall music.