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Duane Stephenson

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Singer from August Town, St Andrew, born 1976, who spent eight years fronting the group To-Isis before Dean Fraser produced his 2007 debut album From August Town; he has also written songs recorded by Morgan Heritage, Gyptian, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Jah Cure, Luciano and Beres Hammond.

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Reggaeville; Caribbean Beat Magazine; United Reggae.

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Duane Stephenson: reggae's poet of the people

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Caribbean Beat Magazine feature.

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