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UB40 are a British dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band is one of the most culturally diverse dub reggae bands with musicians of English, Scottish, Irish, Yemeni and Jamaican parentage. The band is named from the paper form issued by the UK government's Department of Health and Social Security at the time of the band's formation for claiming unemployment benefit (UB40 = Unemployment Benefit, Form 40).
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Styles:	Reggae, Reggae-Pop
Formed:	1978
From:	England
OfficialWebsite:	http://www.ub40-dep.com/
Members:	James Brown (drums) Astro (vocals, trumpet) Ali Campbell (vocals, guitar) Michael Virtue (keyboards) Brian Travers (saxophone) Norman Lamont Hassan (percussion, vocals, trombone) Earl Falconer (bass, keyboards) Robin Campbell (guitar, vocals)

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Authority Links: All Music Guide \| All Music Guide \| ArtistDirect \| Discogs \| DMOZ \| IMDb \| MusicBrainz \| MusicMoz \| SongFacts \| VH1 \| WikiPedia \| WikiPedia (foreign) Other Links: 2-DuB, the page on UB40 A UB40 fan page from the Netherlands. Band information, news, tour dates, and photos. UBJams Island The UB40 message board.

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