This version can be heard on 'Dancehall Style' by Luciano. Another example is King Jammy's own 2005 relick of the riddim, called the Sleng Teng Resurrection Riddim. 'Ninja Mi Ninja' by King Kong used this version.
Numerous versions of the riddim were made, for example the 1985 version by Harry J called the Computer Rule Riddim. The Sleng Teng Riddim is currently the most used riddim ever. Wayne Smith and Noel Davey brought the riddim and the lyrics to King Jammy, who used them to create the Sleng Teng Riddim and the first tune recorded over it Wayne Smith’s 1985 hit 'Under Mi Sleng Teng'. Here are six Jamaican riddims that rocked the world.
The most popular riddims from Jamaica have been re-used hundreds of times through the years in covers, live performances, and sampled by electronica and hip hop artists. Wayne Smith had already written some lyrics inspired by Barrington Levy’s 1985 hit 'Under Mi Sensi'. The Riddim, Jamaican Patois for rhythm, refers to the instrumental part of a reggae song. Messing around with it, they created a rudimentary riddim based on the rock and roll preset. In late 1984, Wayne Smith crossed paths with Noel Davey, who owned a Casio MT40 keyboard. Lee 'Scratch' Perry started experimenting with digital riddims in the early 1970s, but the groundbreaking Sleng Teng Riddim would be the riddim that changed reggae music overnight. The Sleng Teng Riddim was the riddim that revolutionised digital reggae music back in 1985.
