Musical Youth are a British

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 reggae

Reggae

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 band

Musical ensemble

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. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston

Duddeston

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 Manor School in Birmingham

Birmingham

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, UK. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy

Grammy Award

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-nominated single

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, "Pass the Dutchie

Pass the Dutchie

"Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.-Background:...

". The group featured two sets of brothers

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, Kelvin and Michael Grant, plus Junior and Patrick Waite. The latter pair's father, Frederick Waite, was a former member of Jamaica

Jamaica

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n group The Techniques

The Techniques

The Techniques were a Jamaican rocksteady vocal group mainly active in the 1960s.-History:The group was formed by Winston Riley in 1962 while still at school, with the initial line-up also featuring Slim Smith, Franklyn White, and Frederick Waite...

, and sang lead with Junior at the start of the group's career in the late 1970s.