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Sir George

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Sir George was a London reggae sound system based in Clapton, noted for a long-running residency at Cubies in Dalston Junction. Rather than the roots reggae favoured by many contemporaries, it specialised in lovers rock for a new generation of London-born Caribbean youth, with musician Anthony Brightly (formerly of the band Black Slate) helping build its reputation.

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Type: Sound system →
Era: Sound-system revolution →
Confidence: Probable
Sources: Ancient to Future.

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Sir George Sound, 25/09

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Uploaded from the channel Sirgeorgesounds, credited to Anthony Sir George Brightly — the former Black Slate musician the entity's own sourced summary names as the figure who built the sound's reputation.

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