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Asher Senator

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Asher Senator (Peter St Aubyn) is a British MC raised in Clapham, South London, who began deejaying at 14 on the Buchanan sound system alongside Smiley Culture before joining Saxon Studio International's fast-chat crew; his 1986 solo album Born To Chat remains his best-known release.

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Born To Chat: The Asher Senator Story, by John Eden

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Independent reggae history feature on Asher Senator and Saxon Studio International.

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Story · Well supportedThe originators of fast chat

In 1982, a 19-year-old on a South London sound system deejayed faster than anyone had heard, and a UK style was born.