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  1. Music

    "Telephone Love” released by JC Lodge in 1988, was the first dancehall reggae track to cross over in the R&B and hip-hop markets in the United States, topping the urban charts in New York and other cities, and earning her a deal with the Warner Bros. Telephone Love appears on the Tropics of Love album.

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  2. Music

    Penthouse Studio opened at 56 Slipe Road in Kingston Jamaica in 1988 by executive producer Donavan Germaine. Penthouse allowed many young artists like Wayne Wonder, Buju Banton, Tony Rebel, Cutty Ranks, Sanchez or Mad Cobra to launch their international career in the early 90s.

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  3. Music

    In 1989, a supergroup featuring Cocoa Tea, Shabba Ranks, and Home T recorded together under the auspices of both King Jammy and Gussie Clarke. The resulting album, ‘Holding On’, was a major hit in Jamaica, as were the singles "Pirates Anthem" and "Who She Love."

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  4. BUNNY WAILER'S LIBERATION! Here is an excerpt of an interesting article by Kevin Aylmer that appeared in 'The Beat' in 1990.

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  5. Jamaicansmusic.com would like to acknowledge the passing of renowned Jamaican saxophonist Cedric Brooks. Rest In Peace Cedric http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/19902753-418/cedric-brooks-70-influential-roots-reggae-musician.html

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  6. Music

    British Reggae group Aswad’s Too Wicked album was recorded in Jamaica with producer Gussie Clarke and released in 1990.

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  7. Music

    Cocoa Tea recorded the biggest socially conscious hit of his career to date, "Riker's Island," in 1990, and supported it with an album of the same name. His strident anti-Gulf War commentaries "Oil Ting" and "No Blood for Oil" were banned on radio in Jamaica and the U.K.

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  8. Music

    Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley is an album by Bunny Wailer, released through Shanachie Records in 1990. In 1991, the album won Wailer the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording.

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  9. In August 1990, IRIE FM, a radio station dedicated solely to the playing of reggae music started broadcasting from studios in Ocho Rios, St Ann (Jamaica)

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  10. Maxi Priest is one of only two British reggae acts (along with UB40) to have an American Billboard number one: "Close to You" in 1990.

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  11. Music

    Today, January 16th, in 1991, UB40's single "The Way You Do The Things You Do" [Virgin] was certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

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  12. Music

    Shabba Ranks scored a major-label deal with Epic in 1991. His Epic debut, As Raw as Ever, featured a high-profile duet with the then-hot Maxi Priest, "Housecall." "Housecall" made the Top Five on the R&B charts, sending As Raw as Ever all the way to number one on the R&B album listings.

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  13. Music

    In September 1992 Jamaican dub poet, Mutabaruka had a No.1 hit with his single "Johnny Drug Head". It appeared on several US-based music charts.

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  14. Music

    MadHouse Record label was found by Dave Kelly and Janet Davidson in 1992. The label is responsible for some of the most successful riddims to date including Pepperseed, Joyride and Showtime. Some of the biggest hits on the label were "Action" by Terror Fabulous & Nadine Sutherland, "Dude" by Beenie Man & Ms. Thing, and "Ghetto Story" by Cham.

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  15. Music

    In 1992 Buju Banton broke Bob Marley's record for the most number one singles in a year. Banton's album, Mr. Mention, includes his greatest hits from that year such as 'Love Me Browning' 'Love Black Woman' & 'How The World A Run'

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  16. Music

    In 1992 Garnett Silk released his debut album "Its Growing" which went on to become one of the best selling albums in Jamaica that year. It featured his first major international hit single "Hello Mama Africa" which topped the reggae chart in Britain.

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  17. Music

    Shabba Ranks won two Grammy awards for the Best Reggae Album category twice in a row- in 1992 and 1993 for his albums “As Raw As Ever” and “X-tra Naked.”

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  18. Music

    Gold, released by the U.K. Charm label in 1993, included the inspirational "Zion in a Vision" by Garnett Silk, a Jamaican number one cut with producer Jack Scorpio, as well as Silk's first international hit.

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  19. Music

    Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music album was released Nov 02, 1993 on the Mango label. This collection of 95 songs on 4 CDs attempts to chart the music's diversity and development through ska, rock-steady, reggae, and dub, to dancehall and ragga.

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  20. Music

    UB40's cover of Elvis Presly's song (I Cant Help) Falling In Love With You is to date one of their biggest hits! They covered the song, as first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. It was a great success, reaching number one in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

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