CD Title: "u-reap-what-u-sow-2"

*www.mp3.com.au (17/Jun/2002):  "HOLYFuNk!!!! WOW!! What a refreshing change from 'pidgeon-holed' music! Jon-E-Shakka's "U-REAP-WHAT-U-SOW", is a funky blend of a variety of musical influences & styles. My favourite track was: "LOVE.1.WAY", an inspirational reminder of what is truly important in life, wise words of peace & love (you can never have too much of that) without preaching(!!), set to a background of jungle beats!!  My second fave is "Goodman/ Goodwoman"....I checked out his site also & this guy's been around for 25 years, performing with top entertainers, including Céline Dion, Bare-Naked Ladies & Jermain Jackson! Impressive! Not only does he compose, he is a Dancer & Choreographer, as well!! Thanx for including him on your site!" -kat mandu, Ottawa 

*www.live.365.com/stations/funk7(Jun/10/2002):  "My publicist forwarded me your info. & I am very impressed.  I was listening to your music on the net & I really like what you are doing. Continue your great work, your music is very good!" -Gi Dussault (Co-Producer of: "The Upper Room with Joe Kelley"-featuring funk, r & b, jazz, blues & hip-hop)

*www.mPulse.com (Jan/2002):  "Congratulations!  Your song, 'Goodman/Goodwoman', has made it into the Top 10 songs on mPulse.com.  We'd like to pass along an award recognizing your high profile on mPulse.com." -Martin Ready, President/CEO

*www.godsofmusic.com: "Love 1 Way" is similar to Run DMC because of the choppy, old school style of rappin'.  It is nice to hear this style again because a lot of artists are going too techno and using too many drop beats.  TheAfrican drum influence is apparent here and a nice addition.  You can actually visualize people dancing around a fire like on some of the documentaries about Africa that frequent the Discovery Channel.  Jon has the lyrical style of Bob Marley as they both write a message within.  All this said, "Love1 Way" grows on you in a way that is hard to describe.  It reminds you of the glory days of hip-hop when it was still "underground", beats with lyrics in its purest form.  He uses a background singer who has a great voice that seems to mould the song into a music pleasure. At times the background vox seems to have an almost religious tone. You have to hear this song to get an idea of what it's about. I had to listen to ita few times to enjoy and appreciate all aspects of it.

Jon draws on all of his influences and utilizes sounds from many types of music to make his own.   I believe his music will stay underground for sometime because it requires the listener to build up a taste. Go listen to it ..."

*www.garageband.com (Nov/2001):"What kinda' <**(&@#% is this??! " -Abbotsford, B.C., Canada

*www.indieport.com (Mar/19/2001): "Independent music-refreshing like an orange popsicle on an August afternoon in deep west Texas (that's good stuff...!).  We begin this week with refreshing offerings from the Baddies, John Ludi, MojoSmoke, Miss Fortune, The Bangelore Torpedoes and Karsten Durand.  Chills baby!  Next, we get some cool blues from Soos, Pete Fox & Harp City Blues, Roger Yeardly, Jr. & Gajan, Edwards and Kammien. Ice. Then we chill with THE JON-E-SHAKKA PROJECT....indieport.com...we are the musical air conditioner for the Internet." -Joe Vaughn

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*www.indieport.com (Dec/2000): " ...dude, you ROCK! Is it OK if we play some more of your tunes in the future? Thanks for the fantastic music!"  -JBV jr.

*homegrownmp3.com (Dec/2000):  "African influenced Hip Hop mix with many varieties...I visited your mp3.com section and liked what I heard. You have a very interesting mix of influences.  Kinda' funny 'cause I'm not a big fan of Rap or Hip-Hop but your music is a refreshing change from the typical Rap/Hip-Hop that I'm used to hearing. I placed a link to your mp3.com pages from my 'Indie Artists Section'. If you would like to have a feature section onHomeGrownMp3, I would be happy to feature you."
-Paul@HomeGrownmp3.com

*www.audiogalaxy.com (June/2000):  "A self-taught musician and dancer out of Canada who plays in a style you've never heard before. This native of the Asanti Tribe, from Ghana, West Africa, has entertained audiences with some of the biggest names to come out of Canada, like the Bare Naked Ladies and Céline Dion."

*Australian radio  (May/2000): "Jon-E-Shakka delivers a unique blend of funky groove-style rap with his new album: 'U-REAP-WHAT-U-SOW', combining rap with words of wisdom to deliver his worthy messages. Check him out...he's very good!" -Kirk Meade

*www.advantagemusic.com.au (May/2000):  "...6 great tracks, one after the other...from this great new rapper...JON-E-SHAKKA! Check him out and I'm sure you'll agree. This guy is very good indeed! From the staff at AMC!"