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TIL it is common to see Chinese surnames in the liner notes of reggae music, attesting to the continuing influence of Chinese Jamaicans in reggae music. Chinese Jamaican involvement in reggae began in the 1960s with Vincent "Randy" Chin, his wife Patricia Chin, and their label VP Records.

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