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25 Riddims That Defined Jamaican Music: From Real Rock to Diwali to Cali Roots

If there is ever a Reggae Hall of Fame, Hiroko Okuda at Casio Computer Co. would be a fitting nominee for a monumental contribution she unknowingly made to the popular Jamaican musical genre.

Casio America, Inc., showcased several inspiring keyboards and artistic projects at the 2022 NAMM Show.On its main stage, Casio put the spotlight on two recently introduced instruments: the PRIVIA PX-S3100 digital piano and the CT-S1000V vocal synthesizer.

/PRNewswire/ -- Casio America, Inc., the worlds leading provider of powerful and affordable musical instruments, showcased several inspiring keyboards and...

/PRNewswire/ -- Casio America, Inc., the worlds leading provider of powerful and affordable musical instruments, showcased several inspiring keyboards and...

Creativity and Innovation Combine to Take Keyboards To An Entirely New Level of Enjoyment and Inspiration DOVER, N.J., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -...

TOKYO — A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard thats the brainchild of a Japanese woman.

One of the rhythm patterns Hiroko Okuda created called 'rock' on the Casiotone MT-40 evolved into 'Sleng Teng riddim'

A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit by Wayne Smith, Under Mi Sleng Teng, came from the Casiotone MT-40, which went on sale in 1981. It was the first product Hiroko Okuda worked on after joining the Tokyo-based company behind G-Shock watches. “It’s really like my first child, and the child turned out so well it’s outright mo...

TOKYO (AP) — A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit by Wayne Smith, “Under Mi Sleng Teng," came from Casiotone MT-40, which went on sale in 1981, the first product Hiroko Okuda worked on after joining the Tokyo-based company behind G-Shock watches.