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Benin City, Nigeria

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Edo State capital where the reggae group Jastix formed in the early 1980s, launching Majek Fashek and Ras Kimono, making it a founding hub of Nigerian reggae alongside Lagos.

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Type: place
Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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Story · Well supportedReggae takes root in Africa

From Abidjan to Benin City to Johannesburg, reggae became a continental voice for reconnection, protest and faith in the 1980s.