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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musician
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:active_years_start
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:album
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gptkb:Desmond_Dekker's_Greatest_Hits
gptkb:Desmond_Dekker:_The_Collection
gptkb:King_of_Ska
gptkb:The_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker
gptkb:The_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker:_The_60s_and_70s
gptkb:The_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker:_The_Studio_One_Years
gptkb:The_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker:_The_Trojan_Years
gptkb:The_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker_and_The_Aces
gptkb:The_Essential_Desmond_Dekker
gptkb:The_King_of_Ska
gptkb:The_Sound_of_Desmond_Dekker
gptkb:The_Very_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker
gptkb:The_Very_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker:_The_Trojan_Years
gptkb:Live_in_Concert
gptkb:The_Harder_They_Come_Soundtrack
Pickney Gal
Sings Jamaican Folk Songs
The Best of Desmond Dekker: The 2000s
The Best of Desmond Dekker: The 80s and 90s
The Original Jamaican Sound
Rockin' Steady
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:The_Aces
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Grammy_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1941-07-16
July 16, 1941
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Kingston,_Jamaica
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Desmond_Dekker_Jr.
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Jimmy_Cliff
gptkb:The_Specials
gptkb:Toots_and_the_Maytals
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gptkbp:death_date
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2006-05-25
May 25, 2006
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gptkbp:debut_album
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gptkb:007_(Shanty_Town)
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:famous_for
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pioneering reggae music
crossover success in the UK
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gptkbp:famous_song
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gptkb:Jamaica_Ska
gptkb:The_Harder_They_Come
gptkb:Rude_Boy
gptkb:The_Best_of_Desmond_Dekker
gptkb:The_King_of_Ska
gptkb:Israelites_(Acoustic)
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Sitting_in_Limbo
gptkb:Rudeboy
gptkb:007_(Shanty_Town)
gptkb:You_Can_Get_It_If_You_Really_Want
It Mek
Pickney Gal
I Am a Jamaican
The Israelites (Live)
The Israelites (Remix)
Ska Fever
Israelites (Dub)
The Israelites (Studio)
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gptkbp:featured_in
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documentary films about reggae
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gptkbp:genre
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Reggae
reggae
rocksteady
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gptkbp:hit_single
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gptkb:007_(Shanty_Town)
gptkb:You_Can_Get_It_If_You_Really_Want
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Desmond Dekker
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Bob_Marley
gptkb:Jimmy_Cliff
gptkb:Peter_Tosh
gptkb:Toots_and_the_Maytals
reggae artists worldwide
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Ska
ska
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gptkbp:instrument
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vocals
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Israel
distinctive voice
social commentary in lyrics
cultural impact in Jamaica
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on reggae and ska music
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Jamaica
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gptkbp:notable_album
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gptkb:You_Can_Get_It_If_You_Really_Want
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Israel
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gptkbp:performed_at
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gptkb:Glastonbury_Festival
gptkb:Reggae_Sunsplash
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Trojan_Records
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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gptkb:Studio_One
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mavis_Dekker
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gptkbp:website
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desmondekker.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Montserrat
gptkb:Rock_Steady
gptkb:Madness
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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