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If you're not familiar with Jamaican music, Jamaican artists don't consider beats exclusive in the way that many do in the States, and if someone gets a hit song off a certain riddim every other vocalist on the island is going to take a swing at it as well. A popular riddim can be worked over by a dozen or more artists, and the highly addictive, hand-clap-filled Diwali riddim, which dominated dancehall at the dawn of the millennium, appeared on at least 30 officially released singles, including ones that charted in the U.S., like Sean Paul's "Get Busy" and Lumidee's "Never Leave You (Uh Oh)," which I always considered an extremely weak song compared to Wayne Wonder's own R&B take on it. Hit the jump to hear "No Letting Go," and as a bonus I'll throw a 22-track Diwali riddim compilation so you can compare and contrast different versions and fill your day with more hand claps than you can handle.
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