We are dealing with three central elements here: the voice, the human beatbox and dub. The common thread is the sound but the endgame is the final mix, like the finished cake after adding all the ingredients according to the recipe. Jamaica, and its sound system operators, musicians and players of instruments, invented this piece [...]

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This video (and song) is greatly surprising from several angles. First, to see it on the BBC’s flagship entertainment program Top of the Pops, even now, brings back a lot of dusted memories. After you get past the “did we really look like that?” and “did we really wear those kind of clothese?” walls you’re [...]

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