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Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin has been played on NTS shows including Swing Ting, with Drifter Selection first played on 10 April 2016.

Charlie Chaplin (born Richard Bennett is a Jamaican dancehall and ragga deejay and singer. It was common for Jamaican deejays of the era to name themselves after film stars or characters. Bennett, however, had been nicknamed after the comedian since his youth. His career began in 1980 when he began working with U-Roy's Stur-Gav Hi-Fi collective. He became extremely popular throughout Jamaica, memorable for his focus on cultural and social themes instead of the "slack" (rough, violent) lyrics that were popular at the time. His…

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Que Dem
Charlie Chaplin
Power House1984
Que Dem
Charlie ChaplinPower House1984
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Bubbling Telephone Chalice
Charlie Chaplin
Volcano0
Bubbling Telephone Chalice
Charlie ChaplinVolcano0
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Drifter Selection
Charlie Chaplin
Sunset Records1985
Drifter Selection
Charlie ChaplinSunset Records1985
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Diet Rock
Charlie Chaplin
Power House0
Diet Rock
Charlie ChaplinPower House0
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Free Africa
Charlie Chaplin
Power House1987
Free Africa
Charlie ChaplinPower House1987
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Am The Roughest
Charlie Chaplin
Flynn & Flynn1994
Am The Roughest
Charlie ChaplinFlynn & Flynn1994
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