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Reggae in France

Sound systems, magazines and the French players who back Jamaican singers -- the scene that learned to make the records rather than just import them.

34 records · curated by the atlas editors

A sampling, not a complete record — the archive runs deeper than any list of it. Tell us what is missing.

concept · ProbableThe French reggae and dancehall scene

A scene with no single migration behind it.

place · ProbableParis

The bands, the dances and the magazines.

group · Well supportedASPO

The all-star band Jamaican singers were backed by.

person · Well supportedGuillaume "Stepper" Briard

Alpha Boys School alumni to a Paris stage, via the Taxi Gang.

label · Well supportedBaco Music

A French label recording visiting artists, not just booking them.

group · ProbableThe Ligerians

The Loire band who back Nadia McAnuff.

place · ProbableNantes and the Loire

Where the sound-system side is actually centred.

event · Well supportedDub Camp Festival

A festival built around rigs rather than stages.

sound system · Well supportedBlackboard Jungle Sound System

One of the French sounds known past the border.

sound system · ProbableO.B.F Sound System

Another, on the same international circuit.