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Bobby "Digital" Dixon

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Robert "Bobby Digital" Dixon (11 March 1961 - 22 May 2020) was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer who founded the Digital B label and was a defining figure of the late-1980s digital era. Emerging from an apprenticeship connected to King Jammy's operation, he produced key hits for Shabba Ranks, Cocoa Tea, Super Cat, Garnett Silk and later Sizzla and Morgan Heritage. He died in Kingston at age 59 following a kidney-related illness.

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Type: Person (artist, selector, producer…) →
Era: Dancehall and the digital turn →
Confidence: Probable
Sources: Wikipedia; DancehallMag.

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Sizzla Kalonji — dubplate for Irie Ites, "Protect Us & Bless Us" (Digital B riddim)

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A dubplate cut for Irie Ites over the original Digital B riddim — the riddim credit is the useful part, since it shows the special being built on a named Jamaican rhythm rather than a generic backing.

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The Reggae Museum digital museum

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Clickable source for digital reggae museum framing.

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Story · Well supportedWho owns the riddim?

A rhythm built in a Kingston studio in 1989 travelled to Panama, through New York, into San Juan, and became the pulse of the biggest Spanish-language pop music on earth. A Los Angeles court is now preparing to put the question of who owns it to a jury.