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"Easy Snappin'" — Theophilus Beckford

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"Easy Snappin'," recorded by Theophilus Beckford around 1959, is frequently cited by historians as a transitional record between Jamaican R&B/shuffle and the ska sound that would emerge within a year or two - one of the clearest audible steps in ska's formation.

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Six records that sit exactly on the fault lines: where ska begins, where it slows, where reggae gets its name, where dub, deejay and digital take over.

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