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 Bri...