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During the 1980s Wilfred Limonious (1949 99) became one of Jamaican music (TM)s most prolific graphic artists, designing countless reggae album jackets and record-label logos. With silly characters, scribbled commentary and outrageous Patois-filled speech bubbles, the world he created was the perfect visual counterpart to the island (TM)s emerging dancehall scene.

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Any fan of reggae over the past thirty years absorbed Limonious genius even if they didn t know it. Tony McDermott, cartoonist

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Christopher Bateman first came across the art of Wilfred Limonious in the S&W Soul King record store in Toronto, while on tour with his band The Operators, and later started the Limonious blog, In Fine Style (infinestyle.wordpress.com). He currently works as a library technician and plays bass in a country and western band in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Al 'Fingers' Newman is a DJ, cultural historian and Limonious obsessive. His previous projects include Sound System Culture (2015), Clarks in Jamaica (2012), Greensleeves the First 100 Covers (2010) and DPM: An Encyclopedia of Camouflage (2004). In 2012 he co-curated the exhibition Art in the Dancehall, celebrating illustration and design in Jamaican music.

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