Yellowman

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Yellowman

Jamaican musician

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dancehall music
The rise of deejay Yellowman in the early 1980s marked the transition from mainstream reggae to dancehall music that took place in Jamaican nightclubs. In addition to the explicitly political lyrics of songs of the early 1980s such as “Operation Eradication” and “Soldier Take Over,” Yellowman incorporated into his…
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The rise of deejay Yellowman in the early 1980s marked the transition from mainstream reggae to dancehall music that took place in Jamaican nightclubs. In addition to the explicitly political lyrics of songs of the early 1980s such as “Operation Eradication” and “Soldier Take Over,” Yellowman incorporated into his…
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