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Lloyd "The Matador" Daley

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Jamaican electronics technician, sound system owner and record producer (1939-2018) who built his own amplifiers for his Matador sound from 1956 and later produced early reggae for artists including The Abyssinians and Little Roy.

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Reggae Vibes obituary; Wikipedia; Rich Lowe, The Matador.

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Lloyd "The Matador" Daley — Sonic Pioneer of Jamaica

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Reggae Vibes obituary reference.

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Story · Well supportedThe amp men of Kingston

From a 1947 shop-front amplifier to King Tubby's workshop, engineers built the sound system before anyone sang through it.

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