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Clappers Records was a record label formed by Lister Hewan-Lowe,^[1] a former staff member at Island Records.^[2]

The label released music by artists including Adisa Andwele,^[3] Yabby You, General Plow, Jah Malla, Nicodemus and Jack Ruby.

Clappers Records also released the first political hip hop song in 1980 with Brother D's How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise? 12".

External links

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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.
^ Lichtman, Irv (1995-02-04). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 132.
^ Best, Curwen (2012-03-15). The Popular Music and Entertainment Culture of Barbados: Pathways to Digital Culture. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7750-4.

[1] 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.

[2] Lichtman, Irv (1995-02-04). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 132.

[3] Best, Curwen (2012-03-15). The Popular Music and Entertainment Culture of Barbados: Pathways to Digital Culture. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7750-4.

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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>
+'''Clappers''' '''Records''' was a record label formed by Lister Hewan-Lowe,<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> a former staff member at [[Island Records]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lichtman |first=Irv |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA132&dq=Lister+Hewan-Lowe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW5efjo_qGAxWWF1kFHYjWBkkQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=Lister%20Hewan-Lowe&f=true |title=Billboard |date=1995-02-04 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=132 |language=en}}</ref>
-The label released music by artists including Adisa Andwele, [[Yabby You]], [[General Plow]], [[Jah Malla]], [[Nicodemus]] and [[Jack Ruby (record producer)|Jack Ruby]].
+The label released music by artists including Adisa Andwele,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Best |first=Curwen |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Popular_Music_and_Entertainment_Cult/ebOh2_lIfVYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Clappers+Records&pg=PA108&printsec=frontcover |title=The Popular Music and Entertainment Culture of Barbados: Pathways to Digital Culture |date=2012-03-15 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7750-4 |language=en}}</ref> [[Yabby You]], [[General Plow]], [[Jah Malla]], [[Nicodemus]] and [[Jack Ruby (record producer)|Jack Ruby]].
-The Clappers label also released the first political [[hip hop music|hip hop]] song in 1980 with Brother D's ''[[How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise?]]'' 12".
+Clappers Records also released the first political [[hip hop music|hip hop]] song in 1980 with Brother D's ''[[How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise?]]'' 12".
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