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Third World: Hammersmith Odeon, London

Paolo Hewitt, Melody Maker, 22 May 1982

OBVIOUS I know, but it seemed more than a coincidence that Third World should kick off their opening night in London on the first anniversary of Bob Marley's untimely death. Marley and Third World shared the same musical beliefs; a desire to spread their music as wide as possible, a reluctance to keep it strictly roots.

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