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St Pauls, Bristol

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Bristol district with deep West Indian sound-system roots, home to the St Pauls Carnival and the Bamboo Club, whose bass culture underpinned later Bristol acts such as Smith & Mighty.

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The Bristol Cable; Huck; Epigram.

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