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  1. Nadine Sutherland did her early recordings for Bob Marley's Tuff Gong label, the best remembered cut being Until in 1984, written by Willie Lindo.

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  2. Music

    Josey Wales shared an album with Yellowman in 1984, Yellowman versus Josey Wales: Two Giants Clash.

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  3. Music

    The album 'LEGEND' -the greatest hits by Bob Marley and the Wailers was release in 1984 and to date is the best selling Reggae record of all time.

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  4. Music

    The very first Grammy award for Best Reggae Recording was awarded to Jamaican group Black Uhuru in 1985 for their 'Anthem' album

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  5. Music

    Anthony RedRose was one of the first artistes to record at the studio that King Tubby opened in Waterhouse. There he recorded a huge hit in 1985 called "Tempo".

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  6. Music

    Cocoa Tea’s first album, ‘Weh Dem a Go Do...Can't Stop Coco Tea’, was released in 1985 and compiled many of his previous successes.

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  7. Music

    Shabba Ranks initially called himself Co-Pilot. Under that name, he cut his first single, "Heat Under Sufferer's Feet," in 1985.

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  8. Music

    Jimmy Cliff won the Grammy award for Best Reggae Album (1985) for "Cliff Hanger"

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  9. In 1986 Tiger had one of his biggest successes in Jamaica with the record 'No Wanga Gut'

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  10. Music

    Shinehead's recording debut was in 1986 on the African Love Music independent record label with "Who The Cap Fits (Let Them Wear It)" from the album Rough & Rugged.

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  11. General Trees best-remembered song is "Mini Bus", which was awarded the title "Song Of The Year" in 1986 from the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation.

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  12. Music

    In 1986, Boris Gardiner recorded the single "I Want to Wake Up with You," which became a number 1 hit in the UK. It spent two months in the top ten.

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  13. Fattis Burrell & Half Pint, Brixton 1986

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  14. Music

    In 1986 UB40 covered Laurel Aitken's single "Guilty" (recorded in 1971 under the name Tiger) which appears on their hit Labour of Love album.

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  15. In 1986 Alpha Blondy recorded “Jerusalem” at the legendary Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica with The Wailers featuring Bob Marley's legendary bass Aston "Family Man" Barrett.

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  16. Hopeton Lindo's 1987 classic "Territory" became a genuine classic and continues to be a vital weapon in any dance clash.

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  17. Music

    Kilimanjaro started its own label, and in 1987 Ninjaman got the chance to make- and self-produce - his first single, a duet with Courtney Melody called "Protection." It was a success, and led to further hit collaborations under producer Lloyd Dennis in 1988, most notably "Cover Me" with Tinga Stewart and "Zig It Up" with Flourgon.

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  18. Augustus 'Gussie' Clarke produced Gregory Isaac's song "Rumors" in 1988, whose riddim would launch a score of further version hits including JC Lodge's 'Telephone Love'

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  19. Sanchez scored his first major hit in 1988 with the Winston Riley produced song "Loneliness."

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  20. Music

    Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers second album "Conscious Party" was released in 1988. It featured singles 'Tomorrow's People' and 'Tumblin Down'. The album was number 1 in the US on the Billboard R&B charts and also reached platinum status with over one million copies sold.

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