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Third World
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The Guiness Who's Who Of Reggae:
Reggae band that blend roots and soul. Their first album Third World, was a mellow carefully-crafted debut. A cover they did Now That We Found Love, originally done by the O'Jays, was a huge international hit.
Roots Rock Reggae:
Third World introduced a sophisticated mix of black American music with Jamaican reggae. A slick live act heavy on harmony and percussion made them crossover favourites. In the early eighties they scored with Try Jah Love with Stevie Wonder. They also recorded for international recording companies such as CBS and Mercury/Polygram, eventually setting up their own Third World Productions. They recently celebrated twenty-five years in the business.
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Tiger
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The Guiness Who's Who Of Reggae:
* He recorded his debut, Why Can't You Leave Dreadlocks Alone, as a singer under the name of Ranking Tiger, followed by Knock Three Times and Love Line in 1981. No Wanga Gut and Puppy Love were his first real hits in 1985. He became one of the first ragga DJs to make an impression on the hip-hop scene when he recorded a duet with the US rappers, The Fat Boys.
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Perhaps the most entertaining of all Jamaican DJs.
* Versatile.
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Tosh, Peter
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The Guiness Who's Who Of Reggae:
* He was the first to emerge from the morass of doo-wop wails and chants that constituted the Wailers' records. He also made records without the Wailers and with Rita Marley. At some point, Peter ran into trouble with the law and spent a brief period in prison, probably on ganja charges. His best-ever record was Downpresser, an anti-oppression statement. He parted with the Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1973, and concentrated on work for his own label, Intel Diplo HIM (meaning, Intelligent Diplomat for His Imperial Majesty). No Nuclear War, which he did with EMI Records won the first best reggae album Grammy Award in 1988, but by then Tosh was dead, shot in a robbery at his home in 1987.
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Appeared most true to the rude boy image that the Wailers group fostered during the ska era.
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