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Birmingham, United Kingdom (1975 – present)
However, it is Hinds who, as songwriter, has always been the engine behind Steel Pulse, from their early days establishing themselves in the Birmingham club scene onwards. Formed in 1975, their debut release, ‘Kibudu, Mansetta And Abuku” arrived on the small independent label Dip, and linked the plight of urban black youth with the image of a greater African homeland. They followed it with ‘Nyah Love’ for Anchor.
Surprisingly, they were initially refused live dates in Caribbean venues in the Midlands because of their Rastafarian beliefs. Aligning themselves closely with the Rock Against Racism 1 organisation, they chose to tour instead with sympathetic elements of the punk movement, including the Stranglers, XTC etc.: “Punks had a way of enjoying themselves - throw hordes at you, beer, spit at you, that kind of thing”.
Eventually they found a more natural home in support slots for Burning Spear, which brought them to the attention of Island Records. Their first release for Island was the ‘Ku Klux Klan’ 45 rpm, a considered tilt at the evils of racism, and one often accompanied by a visual parody of the sect on stage.
By this time their ranks had swelled to include Selwyn ‘Bumbo’ Brown (keyboards), Steve ‘Grizzly’ Nesbitt (drums), Fonso Martin (vocals, percussion) and Michael Riley (vocals). Handsworth Revolution was an accomplished long playing debut and one of the major landmarks in the evolution of british reggae.
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Sound System: The Island Anthology (disc 1)
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True Democracy
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Handsworth Revolution
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smilerblack
Massive as days gone by and Still massive today on Handsworth Park, Birmingham, uk. Jamaica 50 years Independence. The sun was shinning on all (22.July 2012). Still enough to get me wet. No No rain. Thank you dear lord.
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Just saw them live! WOW amazing show!!! danced my booty off!
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Awesome on stage !!
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Such an awesome band! I just can´t stop listening to their music! Definitely gonna search for more of their records. True Democracy is a reggae masterpiece!
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Up there with the finest bands the UK has ever produced. Handsworth Revolution is one of the best albums of all time, absolutely faultless record. Sublime.
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