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Freddie McKay
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Barrington Levy
515,814 listeners
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Horace Andy
303,430 listeners
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Josey Wales
38,556 listeners
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Slim Smith
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Lone Ranger
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Burning Spear
493,229 listeners
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Dennis Alcapone
74,044 listeners
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