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Brixton, London

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South London district that became the heart of Black British life after Windrush-era Caribbean settlement, incubating blues dances, record shops and the UK lovers-rock sound.

Electric Avenue, Brixton, October 2023Pinhas stern · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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London Museum; David Katz; Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture.

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