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Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician best known for his 1985 hit "Under Me Sleng Teng", which is regarded as the track which initiated the digital era of reggae.

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‘Sleng Teng’ mastermind, Wayne Smith, passes at 48

Creating the sound that would ultimately define and shape the future of a musical genre is an accomplished engraved in the musical archives only to a select few. Wayne Smith stood among them; having co-created the ‘Sleng Teng’ rhythm of 1985…a rhythm Dancehall will never forget.

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