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Renaissance Disco

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Kingston sound founded in 1989 by Delano Thomas, Avery Leach and Devon Simms, and central to Jamaican juggling and remix culture — the disco-style selection that carried dancehall into uptown parties and international bookings. A marker clash: Matterhorn vs Renaissance vs Cinemax, Ocho Rios, 1999.

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Stone Love vs Pieces vs Renaissance vs DigiTech — 1997

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

Community-archived 1997 multi-sound tape; discovery-only reference pending channel/provenance review.

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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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