KINGSTON12 HiFi is a Jamaican Sound System composed of groundbreaking
International Reggae Artiste of over 40 years – SHINEHEAD – and multi-media
artist DJ PAPALOTL aka BUTTAHFLY.
In June 2012, DJ PAPALOTL launched the BUTTAHFLY FX show on grassroots
Hip Hop station DIGGINDAILY.com. SHINEHEAD – the artist to be credited for
fusing Reggae/Dancehall/HipHop/RnB and being the first Jamaican to have a
music video on YO MTV RAPS – was an invited guest in September 2012.
From that time, SHINEHEAD parked his crates of vintage vinyl and served as cohost, DJ, and freestyle lyricist/singer. Eventually the show expanded into various
Reggae radio stations in Europe, UK, Canada, and the Caribbean, as both
played together at events.
SHINEHEAD and DJ PAPALOTL officially were billed as a sound system named
KINGSTON12 Hi-Fi for the first time for DAMIAN MARLEY’s WELCOME TO
JAMROCK REGGAE CRUISE in October 2014, and have also performed locally
and internationally for stage shows and festivals within the USA, UK, Europe,
Caribbean, and even Japan!
Of course, you can catch them guest dj’ing at Reggae clubs, events, and
festivals in and out of California, while at the same time, playing LIVE out of their
KGN12 STUDIO that livestreams on kingston12hifi.com (#KINGSTON12tv).