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Steel Pulse

As key members of the vibrant British reggae scene of the late 1970s, Steel Pulse became a voice for the UK's migrant communities, while celebrating their Jamaican roots. Formed by Birmingham school friends David Hinds, Basil Gabbidon and Ronnie McQueen in 1975, reggae music's kinship with the punk movement saw the band become a support act for The Clash, The Stranglers and The Police and they were soon signed by Island Records. Naming themselves after a race horse, their early single Ku Klux Klan was recognised as one of the great UK reggae tracks, while debut album Handsworth R...