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Benin City, Nigeria-based reggae group of the early-to-mid 1980s whose members included Majek Fashek, Ras Kimono and Amos McRoy Gregg, launching the solo careers of two of Nigeria’s most influential reggae voices after the group disbanded around 1988.

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Story · Well supportedReggae takes root in Africa

From Abidjan to Benin City to Johannesburg, reggae became a continental voice for reconnection, protest and faith in the 1980s.