Ziggi Mastah. As a Child I Was Experimenting with All Styles of Music

SEP 2016 #03.09 M A G A Z I N E ROOTS / ROCK / REGGAE / RESPECT featuring DUBTAFARI IRIEMAG.COM ISSUE #03.09 / SEP 2016 “ If the music does not penetrate the heart, the soul, the mind, and the body... then you ain’t gon’ feel it.” - Peter Tosh Nicholas ‘Nico’ Da Silva Founder/Editor in Chief IRIEMAG.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS. ROOTS. ROCK. REGGAE. Ziggi Mastah Ziggi Papers Dubtafari Sound Pioneering since 1991 Earthwide Food Inna Di Yaad SVN ROOTS. ZIGGI MASTAH Pioneering since 1991 ROOTS. ZIGGI MASTAH Pioneering Since 1991 Ziggi Mastah is a Slovenian-born reggae selector and entrepreneur, widely known not only for his always irie reggae selections and positive vibes but also for his worldwide famous Ziggi Rolling FOLLOW Papers which over the years has become a necessity for every true herb smoker. Ziggi Mastah It all started 25 years ago when Ziggi - smoking herb and working on his first package of filter tips originally shaped in a small book which formed a neatly handmade key holder - first heard Peter Tosh’s ‘Legalize it’! He dived into the exploration of reggae music and started his personal Rasta journey. Reggae vinyl’s, irie riddims, custom made filter tips, rolling papers and spreading awareness about cannabis became his life mission. And he is far from being done. His DJ path began in 1992, playing reggae records at the hangout spots in his hometown Ljubljana’s. Five years later he organized the first reggae bashment in Slovenia’s capital, which makes 1997 the year DubTafari Sound was born. After that, it all came naturally; collaborations with various reggae artists, hundreds of dub plates, hundreds of parties, and annual visits to Jamaica where he spends months enjoying reggae music and Rastafari livity. Last but definitely not least – in 1998, he was the first one in the world to put an idea of rolling papers and tips in one package into reality. That was followed by an additional patented fold-out tray in 2009. Today, you almost can’t find a reggae festival in the region that he and his Ziggi team would not support. He comes there fully armed with WEBSITE his Ziggi rolling papers, high grade rolling equipment and a soundsystem full of reggae selections. dubtafari.com His latest collaboration was with Cali P as they joined forces at the Cannatrade Festival in Zurich. Ziggi’s Rolling Papers & Smokers Excellence set up shop with Cali P where he promoted his new album ‘I thoughts’. The result of their collaboration is also a dub plate which you can exclusively get here. IRIEMAG.COM So what does the future hold for this rolling papers and tips pioneer? “My next step is music production. I have many ideas and I want to put them out there. I feel reggae music is gonna cover the Earth, I feel reggae music will be the talk of big men in town. And I wanna be there...” This year is 25 years of Pioneering with Ziggi rolling papers and next year is 20 years of Dubtafari sound and Ziggi Mastah ready to spread his rolling papers and Jah music message globally.. Looking for distributors and available for bookings in 2017 world wide. Irie Magazine salutes you, breddah! FOLLOW The Ziggi Mastah Interview Ziggi Mastah IRIE. Take us back to your childhood. What kind of music did you grow up with? Ziggi Mastah. As a child I was experimenting with all styles of music. And as a teenager I listened to a lot of rap and hip hop music. I liked the marijuana lyrics in the songs a lot. Smoking herbs lead I to reggae music. When I first heard Peter Tosh’s ‘Legalize it’, I started getting crazy about reggae music. IRIE. Do you remember when you were first introduced to reggae music? Ziggi Mastah. I remember back in the days when cd’s and cd players arrived on the market. They were very expensive. We were visiting my uncle, who was always ahead of the game, and he had a cd player and a few cd’s. One of those cd’s was a Bob Marley cd which I chose to listen to. IRIE. I have been immersing myself in your work. Where do you get your inspiration from? WEBSITE Ziggi Mastah. I always give thaks to Jah for the inspiration that I get thru music and smoking herbs. dubtafari.com IRIE. Can you take us through a dub plate production? Ziggi Mastah. Well, first you have to know what you want. You listen and like a lot of reggae music, IRIEMAG.COM and as a sound man you want to get dubplates. You customize/personalize the tune. You can put your own message in it. And as Cocoa Tea says, “One thing is selector and one thing is an owner”. When you know the artist and the tune you want, you link up with the artist, go to the studio and voice a dubplate. Normally in the studio you get the raw split tracks. You mix them later to have proper sound quality. Now you have it in digital. You can also press them on vinyl. IRIE. Is there an artist that you haven’t worked with that you would like to produce a dub plate with? FOLLOW Ziggi Mastah Ziggi Mastah. I have worked with more than a hundred artists already and there are still hundreds more that I would like to work with. IRIE. What other genres of music do you listen to? Ziggi Mastah. It’s all about reggae, everyday. Rarely do I find the time to listen to some rap, hip hop, or anything else. IRIE. What’s the next project planned for Dubtafari Sound? Ziggi Mastah. Next year marks 20 years since Dubtafari Sound has been in business. To celebrate the occasion, I plan to do a special dubplate mix and ready to tour the world. IRIE. Raspect! WEBSITE dubtafari.com IRIEMAG.COM SVN ROCK. ZIGGI PAPERS Earthwide ROCK. ZIGGI PAPERS Earthwide Ziggi Papers have been making filters and rolling papers for almost 25 years. And during that time, they’ve made them to suit and serve the average smoker’s needs and demands. Their top priority is FOLLOW using high-quality materials with a simple and effective product. Oh, and they have a thing for fresh Ziggi Papers and hype designs. What makes Ziggi Papers truly unique is that their packs, which include filters and king size papers, can be drawn up into a rolling tray which allows you to prepare the ingredients on a clean surface wherever you are. The Ziggi™ story started in the late ‘80s, when a youngster nicknamed Ziggi started to make filter tips for himself. Soon afterwards, all of his friends wanted one and for a period of time, those filter tips were given away for free. But it was impossible to keep up with the fast growing demand and give everything away, so the idea of manufacturing and selling filter tips was born. At first they were hand made in small quantity and wrapped in a leather case with a ring for a key chain. Those were an instant hit and Ziggi™ got established as a quality brand. New ideas followed soon afterwards and at the break of the century, the first ever rolling papers with added filter tips were born. This idea was so simple yet revolutionary, it prompted overnight success for Ziggi. Ziggi took it a step further and the first double papers with tips were introduced. The casings for these papers were attractive too. One of their biggest hits was a multipack called Boys & Girls collection which combined four different designs of single papers and two different designs of double papers with tips. WEBSITE Ziggi has been making custom papers from the very start of their business and it has proven to be a ziggipapers.com unique merchandise product. Their personalised papers with custom art designs can be a great eye catcher that tells a story at the same time. Ziggi is proud to support artists, festivals, events and this way give back to the community that we feel we are a part of. Ziggi custom papers are perfect as a IRIEMAG.COM merchandise product, giveaways or as business card for musicians, festivals, artists, sports events, concerts, promo shows, bars, shops and clubs. Ziggi papers are perfect for anything longing for a cool promotion. Artists who we’ve worked with Ziggi include Raging Fyah, Kingston’s Dub Club, Jesse Royal, Jah 9, Cali P, Lion D, Tairo, Petfect, Dub Treatment, Inna De Yard, Overjam Festival, Gramatik, Soma, Reggae summer, Congo Natty, Uprising festival, Runing Irie, Riddim Box, Jah Army, Reggaeville, and IRIE Magazine, to name a few. IRIE caught up with its founder to reason about... Ziggi Papers! FOLLOW Ziggi Papers The Interview IRIE. Can you tell us little about yourself? Who is Ziggi Man? Ziggi Man. Ziggi is a man from the past, living in the present, going to the future. Dubplate specialist, vinyl collector, entrepreneur, inventor, cannabis connoisseur, chef, ect. IRIE. You started Ziggi Papers in 1991. How did idea come about? Ziggi Man. The idea was born while smoking my first spliff. We had herb and we had papers, but we didn’t have filters/tips/roaches. One of my brethrens who was rolling it, picked up an empty match box from the ground and made a filter from it. I didn’t like the fact that we put something dirty from the ground to our mouths. So the next day, I had some cardboards already cutup and gave it to every- body who was rolling.

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