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One-half of reggae’s most celebrated DJ/vocalist cooperation from the ’90s, Pliers’ relationship with Chaka Demus was for a while one of the primary crossover feelings in the annals of dancehall reggae. His sugary, lilting vocals had been grounded in American spirit performers like Stevie Question and Curtis Mayfield, and supplied …

Rough-voiced deejay Chaka Demus (given birth to John Taylor in Kingston, Jamaica in August, 1963) and smooth-toned vocalist Pliers (given birth to Everton Bonner in Rockhall Hillsides, Jamaica about April 4, 1963) attended together to generate probably one of the most effective duos in the annals of Jamaican music. The …