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" In Jamaica, the music is recorded for the sound system, not the iPod. It's about experiencing music together, with other people. "

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" Jamaica's a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other you have such great poverty and the violence that goes along with that. "

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