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Junior Reid

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Delroy "Junior" Reid, born 1963 in Kingston's Waterhouse district, who at thirteen recorded "Speak the Truth" for Hugh Mundell on Augustus Pablo's Rockers International label, later served as Black Uhuru's lead singer (1986-88) on the albums Brutal and Positive, and defined his solo legacy with 1989's "One Blood.".

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Type: Person (artist, selector, producer…) →
Era: Dancehall and the digital turn →
Confidence: Well supported
Sources: Wikipedia; Kings Music International; United Reggae.

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Exodus Nuclear, 1991 — dubplate session with Buju Banton, Junior Reid, Capleton, Shamba, Ian Sweetness and Apache

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A 1991 Exodus Nuclear tape of specials voiced for the sound, with the artists named in the upload. Note that the "Apache" credited here is almost certainly a Jamaican deejay of that era and not Apache Indian, the Birmingham artist catalogued separately in this archive; the two are easily confused and no link is asserted. Discovery-only external reference pending editorial rights review.

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