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Rub-a-dub style

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The early-1980s dancehall deejay style built on sparse, heavy 'rub-a-dub' rhythms, usually the Roots Radics band and Junjo Lawes-era productions, with the deejay riding the riddim in a relaxed, conversational sing-song cadence.

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Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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Story · Well supportedJunjo, Volcano and the youth-deejay boom

In the early 1980s a wave of teenage deejays turned the dancehall over to youth.