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Jedi
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Desmond Dekker died yesterday. For those of you unfamiliar, he was probably the best known Jamaican artist prior to Bob Marley. He was a pioneering influence in Ska and Rocksteady, and also helped introduce the UK to the Rude Boy culture.


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It's been emotional.
 
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Peace to Desmond. Truly a pioneer.


"If it were beneficial, their father would produce children already circumcised from their mother. Rather, the true circumcision in spirit has become profitable in every respect." -Jesus, from the Gospel Of Thomas
 
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