Ragga Twins
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Ragga Twins are a jungle
Oldschool jungle
Jungle is a genre of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, and reggae/dub/dancehall. There is debate as to whether jungle is a separate genre from drum and bass as many use the terms interchangeably...

 group
Musical ensemble
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 from Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
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, England
England
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, composed of London UNITY sound system
Sound system (DJ)
A sound system is a group of DJs and engineers contributing and working together as one, playing and producing music.-Origin:The sound system concept originated in the 1950s in Kingston, Jamaica. DJs would load up a truck with a generator, turntables, and huge speakers to set up street parties...

 veteran MCs Deman Rockers and Flinty Badman (real names David and Trevor Destouche). Socialist Worker
Socialist Worker
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referred to them as "one of the most influential acts to emerge from the rave scene". In 2008, Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records is a British-based record label. The label started in the 1990s, releasing compilation albums of predominantly black music, including reggae, soul, ska, Dub and jazz...

 issued a compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 of their early 1990s recordings
Sound recording and reproduction
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 entitled Ragga Twins Step Out, whilst the same year the Twins lent their vocals
Human voice
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 to the Backdraft single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "Rock the Mic". Most recently they have been featured on Mason and the Fraudsters 2010 UK Funky track - U Appear.

Albums

  • Reggae Owes Me Money (1991) - UK
    UK Albums Chart
    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

     #26
  • Rinsin' Lyrics (1995 - Australia only)
  • Ragga Twins Step Out (2008, Soul Jazz Records
    Soul Jazz Records
    Soul Jazz Records is a British-based record label. The label started in the 1990s, releasing compilation albums of predominantly black music, including reggae, soul, ska, Dub and jazz...

    )


Singles

  • "Illegal Gunshot" / "Spliffhead" (1990) - UK
    UK Singles Chart
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     #51
  • "Wipe the Needle" / "Juggling" (1991) - UK #71
  • "Hooligan 69" (1991) - UK #56
  • "Mixed Truth" / "Bring Up The Mic Some More" (1992) - UK #65
  • "Shine Eye" (1992) - UK 63 †
  • "Bring Forth Ya Booty" (2008) - 10 Sui & La Resistance - featured in Hollywood Hit Epic Movie
  • "Mason and the Fraudster - U Appear featuring Sara Riley" (2010)


† Ragga Twins featuring Junior Reid
Junior Reid
Delroy "Junior" Reid is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician, best known for the songs "One Blood" and "Funny Man", as well as being the man that replaced Michael Rose as lead vocalist for Black Uhuru.-Biography:...


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