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"Boom Shaka Laka" — Hopeton Lewis (Festival Song 1970)

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Hopeton Lewis's 1970 Festival Song winner: the rocksteady pioneer of "Take It Easy" taking the national title with "Boom Shaka Lacka", proof the contest and the studio mainstream were one talent pool.

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