Carrying the Swing

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For over 40 years there has been a musical conversation between Bristol and Jamaica. Caribbean immigrants brought their music with them when they first settled in the St Pauls area of Bristol during the 1960s. Today's trip-hop, jungle, drum'n'bass, and dancehall continue to document this relationship. Watch interviews with some of the key players, from the early days of blues parties in private houses in the 1960s, to the rivalry of the first sound systems. Roni Size recalls listening to Prince Buster and Studio One recordings as a kid, and following Shaka International; Miles Johnson and Tricky reminisce about Dennis Brown and Scratch Perry shows. Now, Mighty and Size have created studios which support the music in the way that King Jammy does in Jamaica, while Bristol-evolved styles like jungle have been imported back into Jamaica and influenced co-operatives like Main Street Crew to edge reggae in new directions.