How Naples became European centre for roots reggae

In a city with only one month of winter, outdoor dance parties are a staple and often timed so that migrant workers, often from west Africa, are able to attend. In these warm and welcoming dances, where the crowds cry out for Zion and justice and righteousness, the music of the old diaspora is now there for the new: black Atlantic meets black Mediterranean. And, as Roman vocalist and musician Karima 2G says to the Guardian, Naples is not like the rest of Italy - “Naples is a completely different world. The north hates it. It is a multicultural city and the struggle that defines it is similar to that in an African city. Economically, politically, here you fight for your life”.