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LeJeaux Disco

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Jamaican juggling/disco sound remembered as the sound Delano Thomas joined before founding Renaissance Disco; sources describe LeJeaux/Le Jeux as a cross-genre sound that played pop, hip-hop, reggae, dancehall, remixes, soca, R&B and house.

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Jamaica Gleaner; Jamaica Observer; My-Island-Jamaica sound-system profile.

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Story · Well supportedJuggling sounds and clash tapes

A sound system has two modes: the clash, where it fights, and the juggling, where it keeps a dance alive. Cassette tapes of both are the closest thing Jamaica has to a live archive.

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