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Box Set Charts Reggae History

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Published January 5, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Tom Terrell has a review of a new boxed set of reggae music that spans 1960-1975. The four CDs include music from top artists such as The Wailers and Jimmy Cliff, and lesser-known singers from reggae's early beginnings.

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