Story of Wayne Smith | The DJ That Invented Digital Dancehall (Ragga)
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024
- Wayne Smith might not always ring a bell but he was responsible for the phenomenon that we now know as Digital Dancehall or Ragamuffin. The then 19 year old Smith and his keyboardist pal Noel Davey accidentally created the foundations of Ragga with the song Under Mi Sleng Teng in 1985. Ragga would supercede Roots Reggae as the dominant sound in Jamaica and go on to become one of the most influential genres on the planet.
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I just got a complaint about the audio. Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with the video's sound?
I didn't have any problem hearing the video. The content is good and exceptionally edited. I'm thinking the background music may have distracted some listeners.
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Great audio mix, no complaints here
All good here, sound sweet :)
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I heard a sample of Under Mi Sleng Teng in the TV ad from Facebook when they introduced the Meta rebrand. I hope Wayne Smith, or his family, got paid.
Smith's royalty share is still in place, so his estate should still receive the royalties from Greensleeves publishing.
I met Wayne Smith at Ninja Man’s home in Constant Spring, in the early nineties, he had brought his recording equipment from Seaview Gardens to produce aspiring artists, he was an extremely talented musician and cool person, the crazy thing is, I didn’t know that I was in the presence of greatness
That digital beat could never be built without King jammin
I love his Sleng Teng album. Imagine being in 1986 and listening to E20 for the first time... mind blown!!
Wayne Smith was not a Dj, he was a great singer.
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The Youthman Skanking album is a classic. Jammy + High Times Band + Wayne's voice at 17 years old... a great example of the magic that happens when production, musicians & a strong singer come together.
Big UPS Wayne Smith and all original dance hall artist dem 🆙
Yes I ✌️
WoW good to see you here...love ya channel too
I got to met him back at don one studio he gave me a drop jiggle very humble and good energy he had , RIP to wayne smith good brethren
Much Appreciated Ras,, Blessed Love Rastafari,, 🇱🇨👊🏽🇯🇲👍🏽❤️🔥🔥🔥☝🏽
Sleng teng! 🎉Simply a revolutionary song track that birthed digital dancehall reggae! Wow, discovery of the beat in the keyboard !
Thanks for educating us. Jah Bless
@@brytonnduku774 Blessings mon ✌️
Funny enough I have been hearing Under Mi Sleng Teng everywhere for the past few days now this pops up 😅
The Sleng Teng riddim is literally everywhere
Henceforth after Sleng Teng, Jammy became the most prominent producer for the remainder of the 80s after 1985, a dominance which stretched right into the first half of the 90s...
Really👍🏼 SPECIAL....R.A.S. another great share 🩸🌞💚
Blessings ✌️ Thanks a lot
I remember how big this tune was back in 1985, however with the change in reggae and dancehall, I remember a number of my friends who wouldn’t listen to any digital music.
I was JUST listening to 'Under me Sleng Teng', wanting to know more about Wayne Smith and saw that you just recently posted this video! JAH WORKS 🙏 Give Thanks Breden!
I know your powerful soul, I. No need to big up Jah Brandon I. Another blessed documentary. One Love
Yes, it changed dancehall, and we the younger ones loved it, but it came at a cost
Like you said @ 6:05, anyone with a keyboard could now make a song, and you no longer needed a band, or a live musician,which resulted in musicians losing their jobs, and unable to get gigs, because they were replaced by the computer
To this day, the live bands and also the beloved dancehall sound systems, are almost obsolete due to computerized tracks. Every function, party, big dance, and even nine-night celebration, that I go to is hosted by the computer
The 'Sleng Teng' rhythm was nice but it also became a two edged sword😢
What a great video, as always nice research and some limelight on a sadly overlooked deejay - keep it up!
Thanks a lot for the support ✌️
I love your content bro. You are an inspiration.
Digital we digital. Always 😊
Another great chapter of the history I've lived in the Parisian's Sound Systems at that time
❤❤❤RASTAMANS are different 😁
The video and history is A1, but you should play the song Under mi sleng ting, do we know the song
@@talkforlondon Blessings mon ✌️ Thanks for the feedback. I'd love to but copyright issues would put me in trouble with RUclips. Bear with me 🙏
First time I hear "Under Mi Sleng Teng" was in January 1985, on David Rodigan's first show for the year. Still have that groundbreaking tape. Plus, by the next month, Roddy had the radio clash with the "Boogie Man" Barry "G" Gordon, where they flung version upon version of the riddim. In that time, I never realised I was witnessing something momentous. The "Sleng Teng" has gone on to become one of the most famous riddims in the history of Dancehall. Next year, it'll be 40. Yeah, chew on that. RIP, Wayne Smith, Clive "Tenor Saw" Bright, John Wayne, who made that riddim nuclear. Nuff respect.
Many thanks
Also, shoutout to Okuda Hiroko, the Japanese woman who created the ‘rock’ preset on the Casio MT-40.
That woman is a legend!
& that is all it would've remained until Noel Davey messed around with the MT40 & Lloyd "JAMMY" James got involved otherwise Okuda wouldn't even be mentioned
@@JackRubyish well there wouldn’t be no Sleng Teng if Casio didn’t invent the keyboard
🖐👏really interesting. I had not heard of Wayne Smith. No problem with the sound my end. TFS and "Jah bless"
Is that Tenna Shaw in the thumbnail?
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Big up Wayne Smith from Waterhouse, Wayne Smith used to sing on studio mix sound big up Studio mix
For the record that pre - programmed rock beat was, Eddie Cochran - Somethin else. Well not for the record, I am speculating somwewhat but if you play the Eddie Cochran song you might agree with me😀😀
You know Ras Kiz. Roots
1:01 Drake is Canadian! 😂😂
It’s literally his thing.
Easy Rasta- nothing wrong wit de sound here...just sayin Sleng teng riddim is one of my favourite ever and wayne smiths song is just classic- Under me sleng teng- brrap!!
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The sling ting riddim was created by accident😂
My brother, Drake and Justin Bieber are Canadian, not Americans.
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Makes me cringe to think that Bieber and Rhianna have any real connection to digital dancehall, because they DON'T.
Rihanna is from Barbados 🇧🇧 dance hall and reggae is first and for most in the Caribbean of course she has a connection idk bout bieber
Most of that is not true the program in the Casio were already being played at studio mix I Neville Downer met Noel Davy when we first played the demo my drum set gave gave it some sound so we could play along.get the shit right
I guess they are saying Skeng teng was the first brought to the world but digital happened before sleng and Casio was used before.
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What would have been good is if you included that the track was sampled by a rave band call SL2 called weighing my brain in Uk bout 92 which was even bigger in UK than the original ruclips.net/video/dYhsMXjYbpU/видео.html
@@MrKwodsonikpunk interesting. I never knew this
I have been admiring your videos for many years. BUT, Wayne Smith was just a mediocre singer whom happened to be the guy that made the 'sleng teng' rydim the legend that it is. It is obviously Lloyd James 'AKA KING JAMMY-SUPERPOWER IN MY OPINION, but in realitty Bobby Digital, Steelie & Cleavie. I have pretty much every 'RAGGA' tune that came out of JA between 1983 and 1990 and the executors of my estate in my will are obliged to play 'Sleng Teng Dub' as I leave this planet. Also remember that 'Sleng Teng' is based upon a Casio C35? pre set rhythm speeded up, but listen very carefully and you will hear a very slight element of Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon (not actually sampling as samplers did not really exist in the early seventies!).
Anyhow, as a sound engineer myself of over 30 years, I felt compelled to correct historically inaccuracies, notwithstanding the sleng teng rydim was way before RAGGA was a ting.
Finally, my German Shepherd whom I got in 86 was named Ragamuffin (different countries spell it in different names, I know), my second sound system was called Raggamuffin Soundz (my first Arawak Hifi).
All I ask is to credit the REAL innovators, not the young man with a very nice voice, that happened to turn up at Lloyd's Saturday afternoon Jamboree.
Keep up the good work.
Respect,
DaBola
Wayne Smith was not a mediocre singer, as you mentioned. That is very disrespectful of you to describe him in such a diabolical manner.
I would say Wayne Smith (RIP), was a good singer. Not mediocre my friend.
@@blackwolverine1 thank you.
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@@frog5104 Thanks for letting me know. Will check it out