Yaadcore

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Yaadcore
Born
Rory Cha

1989 (age 3435)
Jamaica
OccupationDJ
Musical career
Genres reggae
Labels12 Yaad Records

Rory Cha (born 1989), known by his stage name Yaadcore is a Jamaican DJ, singer and music producer from Mandeville. [1] [2] [3]

Life and career

Rory grew up in Mandeville [4] where his father, who was also a DJ, owned a sound system called Love People International. He began his career as a DJ at age of 14 in 2003. [5] Yaadcore has been associated with reggae musician Protoje as his touring DJ. He is also the co-founder of Dubwise Jamaica, a reggae sound system and co-founder of reggae record label 12 Yaad Records. [6] He has performed at various events in Jamaica and abroad. [7] In 2022, he released his debut album Reggaeland under his own record label. [8]

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