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"Under Mi Sleng Teng" — Wayne Smith

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"Under Mi Sleng Teng," Wayne Smith's 1985 recording produced by King Jammy over a Casio MT-40 preset riddim, is widely credited as the record that pushed Jamaican music from live-band production to computerized digital riddims almost overnight, spawning close to 500 different versions.

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Story · Well supportedThe Riddim Economy: One Riddim, Many Voicings

How a preset rhythm on a consumer keyboard turned Jamaica's oldest studio economy into the digital age.

Story · Well supportedRecords that mark the turns

A starter timeline of songs and albums that help mark changes from shuffle and ska to roots, digital dancehall and global reggae.

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Release dates are not always one date

A Jamaican record may have a local single date, overseas issue date, album date and reissue date; year-level starter notes should be upgraded only with release-specific evidence.

Stance: single global date vs territory/reissue complexity