Under Me Sleng Teng, by Wayne Smith

Under Me Sleng Teng

by Wayne Smith

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1.	Under Me Sleng Teng 04:07	buy track
2.	Under Me Sleng Teng Version 03:55	buy track
3.	Icky All Over 04:37	buy track
4.	My Lord My God 03:57	buy track
5.	E20 03:46	buy track
6.	Like A Dragon 04:12	buy track
7.	Leave Her For You 03:21	buy track
8.	Walk Like Granny 04:18	buy track
9.	Hard To Believe 04:26	buy track
10.	In Thing 04:13	buy track
11.	Love Don't Love Me 03:59	buy track
12.	Under Me Sleng Teng (Remix) 03:29	buy track

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Reggae music was forever changed after the release of Wayne Smith's titanic track "Under Me Sleng Teng." Built on a pre-set drum track and bassline that he and a friend had discovered on a cheap Casio keyboard in 1985, the "Sleng Teng" rhythm ushered in the "digital" age of dancehall reggae and made producer Prince Jammy's career. The rhythm was popular enough to spawn literally hundreds of versions and imitations, and it continues to be used as a standard backing track for reggae deejays more than twenty years after its original release. The album provides a collection of bubbling digi-style riddims that are emblematic of what was a cutting edge sound of the timel.

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released January 8, 1986

Design – Tony McDermott
Musician – Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne*, Super Power All-Stars*, Wayne Smith
Producer, Arranged By – Prince Jammy
Written-By – I. Smith*, L. James* (tracks: 1, 2, 12), N. Davey* (tracks: 1, 2, 12)

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