Nod to The Legend · Happy accidents · 1985
"Under Me Sleng Teng"
King Jammy and Wayne Smith
The beat came from a preset rhythm on a little Casio keyboard. King Jammy slowed it down, Wayne Smith sang over it, and the first big digital riddim kicked off dancehall's computer age.
Still heard: Digital riddims, and a lot of dancehall since, trace to a toy keyboard.
Related legends
- Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and Studio One: Kingston, Jamaica
- King Tubby: Inventor of dub
- Lee "Scratch" Perry: Black Ark studio, Kingston
- U-Roy and Toasting: Jamaican sound system DJ
- Sly & Robbie: The Riddim Twins
- Tape Echo: Mike Battle's Echoplex and Roland's Space Echo