Joseph JoJo Hoo Kim sadly passed away after battling a long illness. The community is in mourning and is also celebrating his life.
He created Channel 1 and it was one of the most successful recording studio that started from the 1970s to 80s.
The studio developed a unique sound by using a house band named the revolutionaries at around 1975. The drummer was sly dunbar and bassist robbie shakespeare;The keyboard player was ansel collins and tommy mcCook played the saxophone. They used a clapping snare drum beat under certain bass notes,and that was where the sound called rockers developed from.
Joseph Hoo Kim was one of the first producer to introduce the re-use of old studio one rythms for new productions. It created controversy at first but,soon after it became widespread,and the Jamaican early dancehall sound was birth.
He brought out the first mix combining versions and sung while djeying on the same single with truly by the jays and ranking trevor.
Though he’s gone his legacy will never be forgotten.
A picture of Channel 1.
Channel 1 studio.
Joseph jojo hoo kim at his channel 1 studio, was one of the major players alongside vp records and studio 1.
He distributed thousands of records,by hundreds of artists and brought out the sound of reggae to a wider audience.
SUNBELZ 
https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsGone but not forgotten,rest in peace.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsFarewell Joseph hoo Kim,good job!
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsShort read but good,pls write a longer article about this,very interested in reggae history.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsOmygod very sad about his passing.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsRip JoJo Kim!
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsSafe journey hoo Kim.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsRip gone and not forgotten.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsReggae in my blood by my great grandfather side.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsWhat a great island! Create their own sound that become ever so popular around the world.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsBeautiful music!! Genius at art. Rip JoJo hoo Kim.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsIt is always very sad when we lost our old veterans from the reggae fraternity. Rest in peace.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsRest in peace JoJo good history, great contribution
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Was Bob marley part of channel 1 establishment?
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Wow good piece of history and straight to the point.
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Tiny island very powerful music! I like reggae from the first time dad play a peter tosh and Marley.
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When I heard about his passing, I found out that prince buster and Byron Lee have also died a year and a half ago within months of each other, this is very sad. Its like we’re losing all Icons from a certain period at once. May their souls play music in the heavens.
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Singer nesbeth have suffered a terrible blow two years ago when his mother,sister and wife passed away in the same year. And now another reggae icon is being mourned and the community is just so shaken up.Rip Joseph hoo Kim.
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