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This section presents a reference source on artists, scholars, associations, events and archives that had influenced black British cultural production from 1970 to 2001. Artist and disc jockey Gerald Simpson has been an innovative figure at the forefront of the British dance scene since the late 1980s. He first came to prominence as a founder member of 808 State, but it is as a solo artist recording as A Guy Called Gerald that he has made his famous work. Founded in 1981, AbbaKush was the first mainly female reggae band in Great Britain. Their music reflects their commitment to Rastafari ideals of love, peace and unity, and their work draws on Jamaican reggae rhythms but also incorporates other African diasporic forms such as jazz and soca. The African and Asian Visual Arts Archive is an arts organization founded in 1989 by Eddie Chambers. It aims to foster links between its clients--both the artists who contribute and those who visit it. African Cultural Exchange was founded in Birmingham, England in October 1996. The company members included dancer Joanne Bernard, dancer Gail Claxton-Parmel, musician Ian Parmel, dancer Stuart Thomas and musician Skibu. A major facet of the company's work involves educational and outreach work in schools and community venues. The company stresses the need to enable African and Caribbean musicians and dancers to access arts provision.