Desmond Dekker - 007 Shanty Town

Desmond Dekker
Song Name: 007 Shanty Town
By: Desmond Dekker
Country: Jamaica
Song Local Name: Not available
Album: 007 Shanty Town
Link to buy: iTunes
Genre: traditional music of Jamaica , folk music of Jamaica , Jamaican folk music , rocksteady
Date Added: 03 Sep 2017
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"007 (Shanty Town)" is a 1967 rocksteady song by Jamaican band Desmond Dekker and the Aces, released as a single from their debut album of the same name. It was also a hit for Musical Youth in 1983. "007 (Shanty Town)" has been called "the most enduring and archetypal" rude boy song.

Song: 007 Shanty Town
Artist: Desmond Dekker
Album: 007 Shanty Town

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