This was the clubbing event that brought the community together and gave it an identity. Located in the Covent Garden area of London, the Africa Centre was started in 1961 for Africans living in London to celebrate their heritage and culture. A place for leading African artists, writers, professors, politicans, and musicians to meet and share ideas. This has led to a cross-cultural understanding of Africans living in two diasporas. Some of the famous Africans to visit and perform at the Africa Centre include Sir Victor Uwaifo, Maya Angelou, and Mary Robinson.

By the time Nigel Watt became the director of the Africa Centre in 1984 he wanted to bring a larger audience and awareness to the Africa Centre. He did this by putting more time and effort into expanding the music and popular entertainment programme. This led to the creation of the Limpopo Club which is where Jazzie B started his famous club night. Other famous musicians who performed at the Limpopo Club include Courtney Pine and Angelique Kidjo but it was Saturday nights with Jazzie B which was the hot night in town.

The club night was started in 1986 years before Soul II Soul became big stars. The music was a mix of classic soul, funk, jazz funk, hip hop, electro, and reggae, with odd mix of pop like Tears for Fear's 'Shout.' But the events were about more than just the music. A new culture was forming that these young, first born generation of African British could call their own. Jazzie B and his Soul II Soul crew started making clothes with their fashionable identity sold in their own stores. The Funki Dred emblem became the center piece of this identity and could be found in all the shops around Camden Town in north London.

Tracks that would become huge Soul II Soul hits around the world like 'Back to Life' and 'Keep On Movin' would be played for the first time at the Africa Centre. This culture wasn't brought up by the corporate marketing companies at the time it was organically developed as a street culture.