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Prince Far I

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Gruff-voiced roots deejay and chanter (Michael Williams, c.1944-1983), nicknamed 'the Voice of Thunder', whose 'Under Heavy Manners' and 'Psalms for I' brought a sermonic, Rastafarian gravity to the toasting tradition; a singular foundation deejay.

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Wikipedia 'Prince Far I'; The Guardian, Trojan Records notes.

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