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This is the sound of... · September 6 · 10 min

Jungle

From Jamaican sound-system culture and pirate radio to chopped breakbeats, seismic bass and 160 BPM - this is the story of how Jungle exploded out of Britain's underground and became something the world had never heard before. A sound born from collision, community and invention. Raw, restless and unmistakably British. How did six seconds of drums help change British music forever? Turn it up and discover the extraordinary story behind the sound. This is the sound of... Jungle. Listen now.

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From Jamaican sound-system culture and pirate radio to chopped breakbeats, seismic bass and 160 BPM - this is the story of how Jungle exploded out of Britain's underground and became something the world had never heard before.

A sound born from collision, community and invention. Raw, restless and unmistakably British.

How did six seconds of drums help change British music forever?

Turn it up and discover the extraordinary story behind the sound.

This is the sound of... Jungle. Listen now.

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