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Christopher Bird

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Ska, reggae, and dancehall all exist because Jamaica didn't enforce copyright laws until the late 80s, so calypso artists were free to do unregulated/pirate covers of American and British pop songs in their own idiom, which effectively created the aforementioned styles

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LurkyMcLurk's avatar LurkyMcLurk @lurkymclurk.bsky.social
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And that’s why we love Jamaica

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Vituperative Erb's avatar Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social
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And those covers fucking whip

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