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Scritti Politti: Do The Gart, Man

Terry Staunton, NME, 16 March 1991

THE DANCEHALL FOUNDATIONS are shaking and there's outrage in the ragga ranks. A white pop star has plundered their culture with the aid of Lennon & McCartney – but what's worse is that one of dancehall's finest footsoldiers is a co-conspirator.

Total word count of piece: 1158

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