Jamaican Beat

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Total Tracks: 17   Total Length: 46:16

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Jamaican Beat

bepearson1

I really like the album. If you like real "old-school" reggae music, this is an album for you!

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LOVE this album...

KrustyMonkey

Reminds me of when I lived in NYC in the early 1960s and the hot summer evenings with my girl. Actually, I never lived in NYC and I'm only 42 yrs old, but this music evokes some great imagery and takes you to a place and time that is probably different from your reality. I like "Baba Boom Time" the best off this album. Enjoy. :-)

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Backporch BBQ

Murcielago120

A great soundtrack for those too-few, fleeting summer evenings spent relaxing with friends. Boom shaka laka, put a little shake in them hips.

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