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Justin Yap

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Chinese-Jamaican producer and owner of the Top Deck label who, over an all-night November 1964 session at Studio One, cut some of the finest instrumental ska - including Don Drummond compositions such as 'Chinatown' and 'Confucius' - later gathered on the Skatalites' Ska Boo-Da-Ba.

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Type: Person (artist, selector, producer…) →
Era: Ska and independence-era culture →
Confidence: Well supported
Sources: David Katz, Solid Foundation; Discogs; ska2soul.net; AllMusic.

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