tweety fish: The entire genre of dancehall (more or less) came about when a reggae producer repurposed a "rock" beat he accidentally discovered on a casio kid's toy keyboard. People recently discovered the long-anonymous Japanese woman who programmed the beat was in fact a huge reggae fan and scholar.

OK besides this below and DEVO coming out of the Kent State massacre, what are other facts you have about the evolution of art / music /etc that wouldn't be obvious if you didn't know but, retroactively, explain and/or illuminate a LOT ?

Reminds me of how almost all the French dadaists and surrealists were WWI veterans of the trenches seriously exploring alternatives to conventional thought and language.

The entire genre of dancehall (more or less) came about when a reggae producer repurposed a "rock" beat he accidentally discovered on a casio kid's toy keyboard. People recently discovered the long-anonymous Japanese woman who programmed the beat was in fact a huge reggae fan and scholar.

Okuda Hiroko: The Casio Employee Behind the “Sleng Teng” Riddim that Revolutionized Reggaewww.nippon.com The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline origi...

That’s the Under Mi Sleng Teng lady?

yup!

Sleng Teng could be its own subgenre of dancehall. Here is a video of Cutty Ranks being absolutely unreal on the Sleng Teng riddim circa 1986: youtu.be/Eb1A3IvgGz4

1986 Stereo Mars pnp rally cutty ranksyoutu.be

Casio not being copyright weirdos about its wide use is such a nice coda on the whole thing.

i love this story so so much i love casio beats so much

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This was wonderful. Thank you for sharing it

And also on top of that it might be based on the intro riff for “hang on to yourself”

That’s so cool!

I love this so much. Thank you for sharing

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Damon Albarn: Studio Tour, 'Cracker Island' & Coachella | Apple Musicwww.youtube.com Although he is used to being the voice and talent behind Gorillaz, Damon Albarn is giving Zane Lowe an up-close look at who he is.Albarn invites Zane to his ...

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