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Oh Carolina" was a landmark single in the development of Jamaican modern music (ska, rocksteady and reggae) specially for the incorporation of African-influenced Niyabinghi-style drumming and chanting, and for the exposure it gave to the Rastas, who at the time were marginalised in Jamaican society.
Shaggy decided to pursue his music career and his first hit in 1993, "Oh Carolina", was a dancehall re-make of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers, which appeared in the film Sliver. [1] The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope 's hip hop album The Unreleased Project .
In 1994, John, Eric (Junior ) and Mico Folkes were involved in a legal dispute with Buster over the authorship of the song, after a cover version by Shaggy, who became an international hit. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was eventually ruled by the High Court in London, England, that John Folkes held the copyright .
That’s evident from the opening track and title song, a cheerfully irreverent reworking of a classic spiritual. Producer Sting International frames Shaggy’s lighthearted rapping with fat, squishy beats and unexpected samples--like a 'Carmen' aria on 'Bedroom Bounty Hunter' and the 'Peter Gunn' theme on 'Oh Carolina'." [3]
In 2000, Shaggy released the album Hot Shot, which was certified 6× Platinum in the United States. The album featured the singles " It Wasn't Me " and " Angel ", the latter of which was built around two song samples – Merrilee Rush 's 1968 hit " Angel of the Morning " (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton ), and The Steve Miller Band 's ...
"Soon Be Done" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy, released in June 1993 by Virgin and Greensleeves Records as the third single from the artist's first studio album, Pure Pleasure (1993). The song peaked at #39 on the UK Singles Chart, six places higher than " Nice and Lovely ".
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