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210:strumming
1595:Toasting
1517:Skinhead
1507:Rude boy
1373:Two-tone
1358:Ska punk
1353:Ska jazz
1225:Dubplate
1210:Skinhead
1205:Rude boy
1122:Zimbabwe
1025:Toasting
1005:One drop
979:Two-tone
758:Pull-off
718:Chanking
610:, p.14.
567:(2013).
489:, p.28.
448:See also
351:downbeat
303:staccato
1435:R&B
1415:Calypso
1168:Related
1144:Pacific
1117:Nigeria
1015:Singjay
974:Singjay
773:Tapping
748:Picking
470:Sources
372:: ||:1
239:in the
230:shuffle
205:, is a
1626:Reggae
1430:Reggae
1363:Spouge
1341:Genres
1240:Riddim
1154:Poland
1102:Africa
1029:Deejay
1010:Reverb
969:Seggae
871:Psydub
856:Dembow
835:Genres
825:Reggae
702:strums
644:
614:
575:
549:
523:
493:
359:upbeat
222:reggae
220:, and
207:guitar
1425:Mento
1394:Japan
1195:Mento
1134:Japan
1107:Kenya
1020:Skank
995:Delay
893:Ragga
459:Mento
424:4:||
386:&
382:&
378:&
374:&
321:pitch
288:skank
284:dance
199:skank
1420:Jazz
915:Alté
723:Chop
700:and
642:ISBN
612:ISBN
573:ISBN
547:ISBN
521:ISBN
491:ISBN
432:Play
363:fret
339:time
311:Play
203:bang
189:The
177:Play
152:Play
127:Play
57:Play
29:Play
1621:Ska
1502:Mod
1334:Ska
861:Dub
420:412
416:412
412:412
214:ska
201:or
193:or
86:or
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558:^
532:^
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