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Winston Riley (1946 - 2012)

bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
edited January 2012 in Strut Central
It is hard to cover what he contributed to music. He formed The Techniques, was instrumental in bringing Jamaican music to Britain, ran the Techniques label where he produced some of the greatest dancehall to date - including the stalag rhythm.

The song list can go on forever.

He is responsible for some of my favourite, never-get-tired-of-hearing-it, play-at-my-wedding-and-funeral songs ever.



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  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    He passed away this week. Was shot in the head in November, hung on til yesterday.
    Hard hard week for music.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    RIP
  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    A man in his mid-60s, shot in the head. A goddamn shame on so many levels.

    You're right, Bassie: it's almost impossible to overstate his impact on Jamaican music. A true legend.

    RIP.
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