“Israelites” by Desmond Dekker
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“Israelites” by Desmond Dekker is a pioneering late-1960s Jamaican rocksteady/reggae song that became an international hit and one of the first reggae tracks to achieve widespread global popularity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelites | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| achievedInternationalSuccess | true ⓘ |
| artist | Desmond Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartingCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| decadeOfPeakPopularity | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
reggae
ⓘ
rocksteady ⓘ |
| hasBside | The Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | postcolonialJamaica ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | true ⓘ |
| hasEnduringAirplay | true ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasLyricalPerspective | firstPersonNarration ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
offbeatRhythm
ⓘ
syncopatedBassLine ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFoundation | rocksteadyBeat ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | callAndResponseElements ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | reggaeMusicWorldwide ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | reggae ⓘ |
| inspiredLaterArtists | true ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn | reggaeCompilations ⓘ |
| isOneOfFirstReggaeHits | true ⓘ |
| isReferencedAs | pioneeringReggaeTrack ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Desmond Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctiveVocalDelivery
ⓘ
earlyGlobalReggaeSuccess ⓘ useOfJamaicanPatois ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| performedByBackingBand | The Aces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Desmond Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Leslie Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Pyramid Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trojan Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
poverty
ⓘ
struggle ⓘ workingClassLife ⓘ |
| writer |
Desmond Dekker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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