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Throughout the 1960s Kong kept recording many leading Jamaican artists from ska to reggae through rocksteady including Joe Higgs, Desmond Dekker, Toots & the Maytals, Derrick Morgan, John Holt and Stranger Cole.
Kong was on top of his game at the dawn of the 1970s when reggae emerged as the dominant sound in Jamaica when in fulfillment of Bunny Wailers’ alleged curse, died suddenly (from a heart attack) in August 1971.
Feb 10, 2023 · Leslie Kong (20 December 1933 – 9 August 1971) was an influential Chinese-Jamaican reggae producer. Leslie and his two older brothers Cecil and Lloyd ran a restaurant, ice cream parlour and record shop called Beverley’s in Orange Street, Kingston.
Leslie Kong (1933 – August 9, 1971) was a Chinese Jamaican, reggae record producer. Career. Leslie Kong and his brothers (Fats and Cecil) used to run a restaurant, ice cream parlour and record shop named Beverley's in Orange Street, Kingston.
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Mar 29, 2022 · Just after completing work on an album with The Wailers, Leslie Kong died of a heart attack, at age 37. The Beverley’s Records catalogue is one of the most formidable in reggae.
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One of reggae's earliest and most successful producers, Leslie Kong was instrumental in bringing the music to an international audience. Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1933, he later joined with his three…. Read Full Biography.
