Wayne Smith's Under Mi Sleng Teng was based on a stripped-down Casio keyboard loop, with a thunderous computerised bassline.
In the history of Jamaican popular music, Wayne Smith's Under Mi Sleng Teng is a true milestone.
A further leap occurred when former Tubby's initiate King Jammy used a Casio keyboard to produce Wayne Smith's Under Mi Sleng Teng in 1985.
Wayne Smith, whose song Under Mi Sleng Teng revolutionised reggae, has died aged 48.
Hailing from Waterhouse, the artist began his career in 1980 working alongside producer Lloyd King Jammys Jameses who produced Under Mi Sleng Teng.
Although Under Mi Sleng Teng became Smith's biggest hit, he enjoyed chart success with songs such as Ain't no Meaning in Saying Goodbye and Come Along.
In 1984, just three years after Marley's death, the Jamaican producer King Jammy and singer Wayne Smith released "Under Mi Sleng Teng," a groundbreaking dancehall single built on a digital rhythm track.
Smith, adapting ideas explored in Barrington Levy's recent hit Under Mi Sensi, laid down a set of lyrics professing his love for skinny marijuana cigarettes and his disapproval of the harder drug cocaine.
One thing is certain, though, the day producer King Jammy and musician Wayne Smith committed Under Mi Sleng Teng to 7", having used a Casio MT-40 keyboard, digitally produced dancehall was established for good.
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After taking down Meng Huo, Shu proceeded to capture Fan Castle from Wei's Cao Ren, and also defeated Wu reinforcements under Lu Meng and traitors under Mi Fang and Fu Shiren.
