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IN Records Various ArtistsLeslie Kong Leslie Kong Jamaican reggae producer (1933–1971) Leslie Kong (20 December 1933 – 9 August 1971)[1] was a Jamaican reggae producer.[2] Quick facts Background information, Born ... Leslie Kong Background information Born (1933-12-20)20 December 1933 Kingston, Jamaica Died 9 August 1971(1971-08-09) (aged 37) Kingston, Jamaica Genres Ska, rocksteady, reggae Occupation Record producer Years active 1962–1971 Labels Beverley's Close Early life Kong was born into a Chinese-Jamaican family.[3] He had a "relatively comfortable upbringing" and attended St. George's College in Kingston.[4] Career 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.[5] In 1961, he encountered a young Jimmy Cliff outside of his shop singing a… (Source: Wikipedia)
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