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Bodyguard
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Bodyguard is a Jamaican sound system founded in the spring of 1988 in May Pen, Clarendon, by Courtney "Bodyguard" Singh, and one of the newcomers that took on the established sounds of the eighties. A heavyweight dubplate and live-stage set associated with artists including Tony Rebel and Cutty Ranks, it is widely cited as the winner of the first World Sound Clash, in London in 1993, and it runs through the 1990s clash tapes against Inner City, Stone Love, Bass Odyssey, Black Kat and David Rodigan. Its crew has included the selectors Johnny, Junior Vibes, Fiyah Wicked and Big Mack.
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- Well supported
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- DancehallReggaeWorld, "Bodyguard Sound System Jamaica"; World Clash histories; Red Bull Music Academy Daily; community clash-tape archive.
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