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In this bonus episode, B. Cox is joined by Kahlil Wonda (Reggae Lover Podcast & Highlanda Sound System) to discuss dancehall reggae in the summer of 2003 and how several hit songs and artists happened to cross over into the American and international market to huge success. It was a phenomenon that had been on the build for almost a decade culminating in a summer 20 years ago that was heavily influenced by dancehall on the radios and in the club scene. Reggae artists and acts like Sean Paul, Elephant Man, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Wayne Wonder, T.O.K. and other soca artists like Rupee and Kevin Lyttle were the all-star cast that lead the charge.
They both give personal and anecdotal reflections of that time period, the riddims that dominated the genre, the artists that benefitted the most from this explosion, how it helped and also helped the reggae music genre and ultimately what it meant for culture in the years and decades that followed after it.
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Show Notes
Reggae Lover Podcast: Best Big Dancehall Riddims of the 2000s. From March 6, 2022.
https://redcircle.com/shows/reggae-lover/ep/bb43a2a8-b11a-4e1a-b04c-47ae6248601b
Billboard: The Diwali Riddim: Creator Steven "Lenky" Marsden Explains How a Beat Nobody Wanted Became the Sound of 20033
LA Times: Riding the reggae wave. From May 22, 2003
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-22-wk-pop22-story.html
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Influencer Kahlil Wonda, podcaster at Reggae Lover, reggae selector at Highlanda Sound, radio personality at Nice Up Radio. Currently hosts the Reggae Lover Podcast and continues on a stated mission to promote high-quality reggae music worldwide. I
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