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The centre of French reggae and dancehall since the early 1980s: the city where the first wave of West Indian, African and mixed roots bands formed, where the 1990s dancehall sound systems held their all-night dances, and where visiting Jamaican veterans still play to a distinctive local audience. The French music press covering Jamaican music has been based here throughout.

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Personal correspondence with a French JA-music journalist resident in the city, Aug 2026.
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