Conversing with the owner of my local record store, we discussed why reggae and ska do not sell in Tasmania, as he has a dwindling stock, with only two people buying it in the whole city. He says that it is because of the climate. Tasmania is a cooler climate, whereas it would sell maybe in Queensland and Darwin and abroad like the Pacific, but it does not sell because of this colder climate. There has been a resurgence in Afro-beat recently, with people revisiting Fela Kuti. It shares a similarity with reggae with rhythm and lyrical content.
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