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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
790312
2007 (Shanty Town)
593518
3You Can Get It If You Really Want
300383
4It Mek
188144
5Fu Man chu
163010
6Beautiful and Dangerous
98275
7Unity
88146
8The Israelites
87956
9Pickney Gal
85628
10Rude Boy Train
72405

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