ARTIST

Big Youth

from 1972Kingston
THE STORY

Manley Buchanan toasted culture over slackness, years before the industry had a name for that choice. A deejay with a preacher’s patience.

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DEEJAY / TOASTINGU-Roy

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Updated 2026-09Ranges kept honest · contested dates marked “c.”