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Jazzie B (Beresford Romeo, born 26th January 1963, London, England) is a DJ and music producer. He is a founding member of the musical group Soul II Soul. He is mainly credited for singing and vocal dialogue. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Soul II Soul are a dance/funk/soul act who emerged at the end of the 80s in London in the United Kingdom, founded by Jazzie B and featuring a changing roster of other musicians, including, notably, Nellee Hooper and Caron Wheeler. ...


He was born and raised in Hornsey Rise in north London.


Jazzie B has also produced and remixed work for artistes such as Wookie, James Brown, Cheryl Lynn, Monie Love, The Chimes, Fine Young Cannibals, Family Stand and Alyson Williams. A Wookiee is a member of a fictional race of hairy bipeds in the Star Wars universe. ... James Brown is the name of several notable people: James Brown, soul and funk singer and bandleader, born 1933 James Brown, American TV personality, born 1955 James Brown, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1766-1835) James Brown, British music journalist and magazine editor Jim Brown, né James Nathaniel Brown, American... Cheryl Lynn (born March 11, 1957) was an African-American disco, R&B and soul singer who scored fame in the late-1970s and throughout the 1980s. ... Monie Love (born Simone Wilson on July 2, 1970 in London) is an English rapper and the sister of techno musician Dave Angel. ... The Chimes is a novel by Charles Dickens. ... The Raw and the Cooked (1989) Fine Young Cannibals are an English band best known for their 1988 hits She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing. Formed in Birmingham, England by actor/model Roland Gift on vocals with musicians and former The Beat members David Steele and Andy Cox. ...


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Jazzie B was the progenitor of Soul II Soul.
Jazzie B with a musical outfit, which would remain a sort of sound system cum group, signed to Virgin Records after being heard at his the historic Africa Centre, his regular Dee-jaying spot.
Jazzie B is also respected for his production talents working as a producer and remixing for artistes like Wookie, James Brown, Cheryl Lynn, Monie Love, The Chimes, Fine Young Cannibals, Family Stand and Alyson Williams.
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