Quaker City (sound system)
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Quaker City is a sound system based in Handsworth in Birmingham, England,[1][2] playing as far afield as London, Bristol, Manchester and Leeds.[3]
It was founded in 1964 by Karl Irving, who was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, but emigrated to Birmingham.[3] Originally playing ska, it later focused on reggae.[3] Other band members included Bongo Star.[4]
Quaker City competed at for the Gold Cup at Digbeth Civic Hall in 1979.[4] They performed at the Showcase Revival Clash at Summerfield Community Centre in Birmingham in 1993.[5]
