Clappers Records was a record label formed by Lister Hewan-Lowe,[1] a former staff member at Island Records.[2]

The label released music by artists including Adisa Andwele,[3] Yabby You, General Plow, Jah Malla, Nicodemus and Jack Ruby.

Clappers Records also released the first political hip hop song in 1980 with Brother D's How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise? 12".

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  1. ^ George, Nelson; Fergusson, Isaac (May 1983). "Jamming In Jamaica: Reggae music has helped rekindle Jamaica's soft economy and sparked interest among American entrepreneurs". Black Enterprise. p. 62.
  2. ^ Lichtman, Irv (1995-02-04). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 132.
  3. ^ Best, Curwen (2012-03-15). The Popular Music and Entertainment Culture of Barbados: Pathways to Digital Culture. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7750-4.
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