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Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker in 2005
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About the artist

Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it.

Top songs

  1. Israelites
  2. 007 (Shanty Town)
  3. You Can Get It If You Really Want
  4. It Mek
  5. Fu Man chu
  6. Beautiful and Dangerous
  7. Pickney Gal
  8. Unity
  9. The Israelites
  10. Rude Boy Train
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  1. (Poor Mi) Israelites
  2. Get Up Edina
  3. King Of Ska
  4. Shanty town
  5. Honour Your Mother and Father
  6. Sabotage
  7. Problems
  8. Licking Stick
  9. Rudy Got Soul
  10. Wise Man
  11. Sing a Little Song
  12. Mother Pepper
  13. 007
  14. Hippopotamus
  15. Nincompoop
  16. Keep a Cool Head
  17. Pretty Africa
  18. Fu Manchu
  19. Reggae Recipe
  20. This Woman
  21. Mount Zion
  22. It Pays
  23. Shing a Ling
  24. Parents
  25. Music Like Dirt
  26. Too Much Too Soon
  27. Get Up Little Suzie
  28. Labour for Learning
  29. Archie Wah Wah
  30. Don't Blame Me
  31. You Can Get It If You Really Want It
  32. Young Generation
  33. 0.0.7 (Shanty Town)
  34. Intensified
  35. Mother Nature
  36. No Place Like Home
  37. Intensified '68
  38. Hey Grandma
  39. A It Mek
  40. I Believe
  41. It Miek
  42. Mother Long Tongue
  43. Tips of My Fingers
  44. Perseverance
  45. It's Not Easy
  46. Rudie Got Soul
  47. Jamaica Ska
  48. You've Got Your Troubles
  49. Mother's Young Gal
  50. Dracula
  51. Take It Easy
  52. First Time for a Long Time
  53. Sugar Dumpling
  54. That's the Way Life Goes
  55. Live and Learn
  56. Sweet Music
  57. Coconut Water
  58. My World Is Blue
  59. It's a Shame
  60. Pick Up the Phone
  61. Peace of Mind
  62. Where Did It Go
  63. It Is Not Easy
  64. Bongo Gal
  65. Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)
  66. Beware
  67. Ah It Mek
  68. Personal Possession
  69. Live and Learn (The More You Live)
  70. Writing On the Wall
  71. Madgie
  72. Busted Lad
  73. Travel On
  74. Carry Go Bring Come
  75. Fat Man
  76. For Once in My Life
  77. The Man
  78. Intensified (aka Music Like Dirt)
  79. Jeserine
  80. Hanging Tree
  81. Please Don't Bend
  82. Sammy Dead
  83. Get up Adina
  84. Honour Your Mother & Father
  85. Warlock
  86. Pickney Girl
  87. Jeserene
  88. Easy Snappin'
  89. Money And Friends
  90. Mother's Young Girl

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