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Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul

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Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul entered Kingston's studios as a teenager and became a core keyboardist of Joe Gibbs' house band The Professionals, playing on Dennis Brown's "Money in My Pocket", Culture's "Two Sevens Clash" and Althea & Donna's "Uptown Top Ranking", and later worked with We The People Band and Sly & Robbie's Taxi Gang.

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Reggaeville ("Waul of Sound" interview); Discogs.

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Waul Of Sound - A Rare Interview with Franklyn 'Bubbler' Waul

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Reggaeville interview archive.

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Story · Well supportedKeys behind the riddim

The organ's upstroke and the piano's bubble did as much to define reggae's feel as any bassline.

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