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Under Me Sleng Teng
One-hit wonders are no more unusual in reggae than in any other genre of popular music, but rarely has a reggae artist made such a huge splash with a single and then failed so utterly to follow it up with anything notable as Wayne Smith did with his classic "Under Me Sleng Teng." Built on a pre-set drum track and bassline that he and a friend had discovered on a cheap Casio keyboard in 1985, the "Sleng Teng" rhythm ushered in the "digital" age of dancehall reggae, made producer Prince Jammy's fortune, and changed the face of reggae music forever; the rhythm was popular enough to spawn literally hundreds of versions and imitations, and it continues to be used as a standard backing track for r...
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