GymnasticsJapanese Regqae

6 min

Available until 28/06/2027

Reggae emerged in the 1960s and in 1985 Wayne Smith's Under Mi Sleng Teng revolutionised the genre. But the riddim of this famous song didn't come from the island - it was written by a Japanese woman, Okuda Hiroko, an employee at Casio.

Country

  • France

  • Germany

Year

2022

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