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Soul II Soul

Setting up a sound system to play dance records at house and street parties in North London led to unexpected opportunities for founder Jazzie B, whose experiments with dub sounds ultimately resulted in the chart-topping Soul II Soul. Their first singles flopped but they hit it big in 1989 with the irresistible dance floor groove and compelling Caron Wheeler vocals of "Keep On Movin'" and "Back to Life", a UK Number 1 for four weeks. Debut album Club Classics Vol. I topped the UK album charts and, with the Funki Dred clothing line, they had a huge impact on youth black culture in...