... , lead singer of the American R&B group Destiny's Child, recently worked with well-known Jamaican deejay Sean Paul Henriques to produce the track "Baby Boy". Lauryn Hill formerly of the Haitian hip-hop trio The Fugees teamed up with Bob Marley to re-make his hit "Turn Your Lights Down Low". What made this collaboration so unique is the fact that Marley was ... other than Jamaica College alumnus Byron Lee and his band, the Dragonaires. Reggae music has spanned the globe several times over and it has been noticed, studied and imitated. American hip-hop, rap, R&B and alternative musicians h...

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... trip, others quickly followed suite. Sound systems unintentionally created a Jamaican music industry. American music began changing from R&B to rock an" roll which did not appeal to Jamaicans. The source of "hip", new R&B had practically "dried up". As a result sound system owners became record producers in an attempt to make music that would appeal to Jamaican masses. Owners drove the recording business ... "home and abroad" showcasing artistes who started the reggae sensation through to current dancehall superstars. Wherever Jamaicans have traveled sound systems have been part of thei...

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