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'''Clappers''' Records was a record label formed by Lister Hewan-Lowe, a former vice president at Island Records in charge of reggae.<ref>{{Cite news |last=George |first=Nelson |last2=Fergusson |first2=Isaac |date=May 1983 |title=Jamming In Jamaica: Reggae music has helped rekindle Jamaica's soft economy and sparked interest among American entrepreneurs |work=Black Enterprise |pages=62}}</ref> |
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'''Clappers''' is/was a New York-based reggae label that was formed by Lister Hewan-Lowe in 1980. |
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The label released music by artists such as [[Yabby You]], [[General Plow]], [[Jah Malla]], [[Nicodemus]] and [[Jack Ruby (record producer)|Jack Ruby]]. Many of the albums from the Clappers label are today sought after by many reggae collectors. |
The label released music by artists such as [[Yabby You]], [[General Plow]], [[Jah Malla]], [[Nicodemus]] and [[Jack Ruby (record producer)|Jack Ruby]]. Many of the albums from the Clappers label are today sought after by many reggae collectors. |
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Clappers Records was a record label formed by Lister Hewan-Lowe, a former vice president at Island Records in charge of reggae.[1]
The label released music by artists such as Yabby You, General Plow, Jah Malla, Nicodemus and Jack Ruby. Many of the albums from the Clappers label are today sought after by many reggae collectors.
The Clappers label also released the first political hip hop song in 1980 with Brother D's How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise? 12".
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- ^ George, Nelson; Fergusson, Isaac (May 1983). "Jamming In Jamaica: Reggae music has helped rekindle Jamaica's soft economy and sparked interest among American entrepreneurs". Black Enterprise. p. 62.