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Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Israelites
777981
2007 (Shanty Town)
565023
3You Can Get It If You Really Want
285836
4It Mek
180702
5Fu Man chu
151891
6Beautiful and Dangerous
95384
7The Israelites
87525
8Unity
85975
9Pickney Gal
83214
10Rude Boy Train
71107

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