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Radio and sound-system tension
Probable
Radio programming and sound-system testing have historically had a competitive-but-cooperative relationship in breaking a new Jamaican record - a dance's crowd reaction could make or break a song before radio ever picked it up, while radio play could then carry a proven dance hit to a much wider audience.
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- Era
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Connections
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Debate & reception
How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →
commentary
Radio, sound systems and street testing
A record can break through radio, a sound-system dance, a street event, a dubplate, or later online circulation; each route creates different evidence.
Stance: broadcast playlist vs dance-floor proof