Yaadcore
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| birth_name = Rory Cha
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1989}}
| birth_place = Jamaica
| occupation = DJ
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| genre = reggae
| label = 12 Yaad Records
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Rory Cha (born 1989), known by his stage name Yaadcore is a Jamaican DJ, singer and music producer from Mandeville.{{cite web |author=Stephanie Lyew |title=Five Questions with Yaadcore |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20220429/five-questions-yaadcore |website=The Gleaner |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=29 April 2022}}{{cite web |author1=Laura Dowrich-Phillips |title=Yaadcore promotes the spliff, talks collab with Lee "Scratch" Perry |url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/yaadcore-promotes-spliff-talks-collab-lee-scratch-perry |website=Loop News |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=9 September 2021}}{{cite web |author1=Sasha Lee |title=A Conversation With Yaadcore: Radical Selector Turned Reggae Ambassador |url=https://www.dancehallmag.com/2021/08/27/features/interviews/a-conversation-with-yaadcore-radical-selector-turned-reggae-ambassador.html |website=DancehallMag |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=27 August 2021}}
Life and career
Rory grew up in Mandeville{{cite web |author1=Trina Calderón |title=Jamaica Native Yaadcore Spins Spiritual Reggae Sounds |url=https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/dj-yaadcore-reggae-music-inspiration |website=Leafly |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=12 January 2017}} 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.{{cite web |title=Nothing lame, low quality or boring. |url=https://www.mashupreggae.com/yaadcore |website=Mashup Reggae Co. |access-date=27 August 2023}} 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.{{cite web |author1=Sharine Taylor |title=Yaadcore Wants You to Leave Your Badmind Behind On The Upbeat "Fenke, Fenke" |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/yaadcore-wants-you-to-leave-your-badmind-behind-on-the-upbeat-fenke-fenke/ |website=Vice News |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=18 June 2018}} He has performed at various events in Jamaica and abroad.{{cite web |title=Yaadcore set to perform at Hedo's Sexy Sensimilla |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20230331/yaadcore-set-perform-hedos-sexy-sensimilla |website=The Gleaner |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=31 March 2023}} In 2022, he released his debut album Reggaeland under his own record label.{{cite web |title=YAADCORE ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM 'REGGAELAND' |url=https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/lee-scratch-perry/news/view/yaadcore-announces-debut-album-reggaeland/ |website=reggaeville.com |access-date=13 January 2024}}