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The first version from the Uniques formed in 1966 when two members from the Techniques, Slim Smith and Franklyn White, joined with Roy Shirley to make a new group. The initial lineup recorded several ska edges for J.J. Johnson that yr before disbanding, and then reform again nearly immediately, this …

b. Owen Rowe, 1 June 1966, Kingston, Jamaica, Western Indies. Even though vocalist was created and raised inside a tenement backyard in downtown Kingston he was regarded as an ‘uptown performer’ as he previously relocated to Spanish City by age nine. It had been in the Spanish City area where …

b. Wayne Archer, c.1966, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Sleepy Question began his profession within the dancehall where he’d grab the mike at dances such as for example Youth Advertising, Gemini and Surprising Vibes. In 1984 he migrated to the united states where he became a member of various audio systems …

b. Leslie Tucker, 1966, Kingston, Jamaica, Western world Indies. Tucker started his career being a talented kid musician. He originated from a musical family members; his uncle was a vocalist with Matter Ossie AS WELL AS THE Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari. In 1976, Tucker documented a edition of ‘Sideshow’ with …