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  "slug": "chaka-demus-and-pliers",
  "name": "Chaka Demus & Pliers",
  "description": "Chaka Demus & Pliers appears once in our Dancehall list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/chaka-demus-and-pliers/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
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  "years": {
    "first": 1992,
    "last": 1992
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      "trackKey": "chaka-demus-and-pliers--murder-she-wrote",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/chaka-demus-and-pliers--murder-she-wrote/",
      "title": "Murder She Wrote",
      "year": 1992,
      "label": "Mango",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The Bam Bam riddim again, twenty years on, and the record that made dancehall a fixture of British radio. Singer and deejay trading lines is the form's most durable arrangement.",
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          "exact": false
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