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Timeline: Reggae in Boston

1968 - 2009

By CHRIS FARAONE | May 21, 2009

1968

The Western Front opens its doors in Cambridge, and starts doing reggae shows about two years later.

READ: Reggae Revival: Booming in Boston's underground, Caribbean riddims are about to burst back into the mainstream. By Chris Faraone

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Reggae revival
The climate is tropical, sweet skunk fills the air, and reggae jams are hitting such lofty decibels that I can't even feel my phone vibrate.
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By the time most rappers drop their fourth album, either everybody’s paying attention or nobody is. In Biggie's case, the truth may lie somewhere in between.
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