CD: Jazzie's Groove
Object
Compact Disc
Production date
1999
Object number
2022.116
Physical Description
CD in case of Soul II Soul album 'Jazzie's Groove'. The album cover features text and a photo of Jazzie B wearing sunglasses.
Object history
Soul II Soul are a Hackney-based music group and sound system formed in 1988. Group members, including Hackney-born frontman Jazzie B (OBE), ran popular club nights and music events in Hackney during the 1980s and 1990s.
Associated Organisation
Soul II Soul (Performed by)
Associated Person
Material
Plastic
Dimension
Width: 142mm
Length: 125mm
Depth: 10mm
Length: 125mm
Depth: 10mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Hackney's Got Style' [1 October 2019 - 21 March 2020]
The Funki Dred
Soul II Soul are one of Britain’s most successful ‘Black’ music acts. Their distinctive style became a symbol of club culture in the 1980s–1990s.
Starting as a sound system, they sold T-shirts bearing the group’s iconic logo; a cartoon of DJ and producer Jazzie B, who was born in Hackney.
Before selling records, they promoted their unique style, called the Funki Dred, through a chain of shops where they sold clothes and shoes.
“Soul II Soul has always been as much of a lifestyle statement as a musical movement. Our aim is to put some of that harmony into life with the philosophy of a happy face, a thumpin’ bass for a lovin’ race, and the clothing is coming from the same place as the music, allowing people to identify with these ideals 24/7.”
The Funki Dred
Soul II Soul are one of Britain’s most successful ‘Black’ music acts. Their distinctive style became a symbol of club culture in the 1980s–1990s.
Starting as a sound system, they sold T-shirts bearing the group’s iconic logo; a cartoon of DJ and producer Jazzie B, who was born in Hackney.
Before selling records, they promoted their unique style, called the Funki Dred, through a chain of shops where they sold clothes and shoes.
“Soul II Soul has always been as much of a lifestyle statement as a musical movement. Our aim is to put some of that harmony into life with the philosophy of a happy face, a thumpin’ bass for a lovin’ race, and the clothing is coming from the same place as the music, allowing people to identify with these ideals 24/7.”
On display?
No
Inscription
SOUL II SOUL
JAZZIE'S GROOVE
1 People 4'56
2 Get a life 3'43
3 Holding on 3'51
4 Back to life (However do you want me) 3'44
5 Take me higher 4'51
6 Love enuff 5'17
7 Happiness 5'34
8 Direction 3'49
9 Jazzie's groove 3'26
10 Joy
11 African dance 6'09
12 Be a man 3'38
13 1990 A new decade 4'03
14 Dreams a dream 5'37
℗ & © 1999 Disky Communication Europe B.V.
Marketed and distributed by Verlengde Lageweg 19, 1628 PM Hoorn, The Netherlands.
Photo: London Features Int.
Cover Design: Studio Van Dijken, Enschede.
Printed in EU.
DISKY
VI 854352
JAZZIE'S GROOVE
1 People 4'56
2 Get a life 3'43
3 Holding on 3'51
4 Back to life (However do you want me) 3'44
5 Take me higher 4'51
6 Love enuff 5'17
7 Happiness 5'34
8 Direction 3'49
9 Jazzie's groove 3'26
10 Joy
11 African dance 6'09
12 Be a man 3'38
13 1990 A new decade 4'03
14 Dreams a dream 5'37
℗ & © 1999 Disky Communication Europe B.V.
Marketed and distributed by Verlengde Lageweg 19, 1628 PM Hoorn, The Netherlands.
Photo: London Features Int.
Cover Design: Studio Van Dijken, Enschede.
Printed in EU.
DISKY
VI 854352
