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Dalstons 4 ACES CLUB For over thirty years Dalston resident Newton Dunbar ran The Four Aces Club . The Club started its l In the 1960s Mr.

Newton Dunbar came to the UK from Jamaica and founded the first Reggae-oriented music venues called The Four Aces Club, which for some 33 years was home to the most influential black music and musicians to date.It showcased new music genres like; Reggae, Ska ,Jazz and Soul performed at the time by artists like Desmond Decker, Jimmy Cliff, Count Shelly, Ann Peebles, Percy Sledge, Ben E King Billy O

cean and many others. This gave the club authenticity to attract artists like The Clash, Chrissie Hynde, Bob Marley, The Slits, S*x Pistols, Marc Bolan and Bob Dylan who were heavily influenced by the infectious pulsating rhythms! It pioneered the early indoor Rave scene during the days of Acid House music in the middle 80s. Despite its success it came under fire from the local Police and was forced to close its doors in the late 90s due to a compulsory re- possession ordered by the local Authorities to make way for the regeneration in Hackney for the fourth coming Olympics in 2012.

01/03/2024
Little bit of memorabilia from the club, the Licience granted from Hackney council. Trust me, that was a fight in itself...
27/09/2023

Little bit of memorabilia from the club, the Licience granted from Hackney council. Trust me, that was a fight in itself to get hold of this!

A blast from the past, The entertainment Licience for the Four Aces!
27/09/2023

A blast from the past, The entertainment Licience for the Four Aces!

HAPPY JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE DAY!BIG UP JAMAICA!
06/08/2023

HAPPY JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE DAY!
BIG UP JAMAICA!

Loving this image as it not only depicts the club but also the late great Count Shelley! He was a huge part of the club ...
05/08/2023

Loving this image as it not only depicts the club but also the late great Count Shelley! He was a huge part of the club and many will remember his sound being resident there.
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A bit of history from the best era in my opinion at The Four Aces! ♦️♣️❤️♠️•••••
31/07/2023

A bit of history from the best era in my opinion at The Four Aces! ♦️♣️❤️♠️
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We went to visit my Dad today and he enjoyed spending time with his Great Granddaughter, Aurora, my beautiful Granddaugh...
14/07/2023

We went to visit my Dad today and he enjoyed spending time with his Great Granddaughter, Aurora, my beautiful Granddaughter. As you can see, they got on like a house on fire, he was playing her his old reggae tunes and she was dancing around loving it. ❤️
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# music # memories

A little trip down memory lane! Here is a photo of Ben E King performing at the Four Aces, see second pic for the origin...
12/07/2023

A little trip down memory lane! Here is a photo of Ben E King performing at the Four Aces, see second pic for the original contract to book him for the night. My Mum went to the Four Aces for the first time that night, purely to see him perform live as she was a huge fan, she’d never have gone there otherwise. My Dad, invited her into his office for a drink and to meet the man himself and the rest was history. I suppose I have to thank Ben E King for my existence as for as far as I’m told, my Mum and Dad were inseparable from that night on! 😂
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Just wanted to wish my Dad a happy Father’s Day and to thank him for always being there! ❤️••••
18/06/2023

Just wanted to wish my Dad a happy Father’s Day and to thank him for always being there! ❤️
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Just wanted to let everyone know that Newtons Granddaughters website for her crystal candies (kohakutou) has finally gon...
02/06/2023

Just wanted to let everyone know that Newtons Granddaughters website for her crystal candies (kohakutou) has finally gone live! Order here to get 10% off of your first order and subscribe for latest news and special offers. You can also order her exclusive Lux pack from here.
Thanks in advance for the support. 💖✨

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Found this old picture of my Dad as a School boy, can’t believe this is my Dad as a young boy! It’s a surreal feeling. A...
30/05/2023

Found this old picture of my Dad as a School boy, can’t believe this is my Dad as a young boy! It’s a surreal feeling. Anyway, thought you guys may like to see it too! ♣️❤️♠️♦️

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Please show some love for Newtons Grandaughter, Mummy of the gorgeous Aurora! she’s just started a small business sellin...
27/04/2023

Please show some love for Newtons Grandaughter, Mummy of the gorgeous Aurora! she’s just started a small business selling crystal candy, their origin is from Japan and their name is Kohakutou, it’s highly popular at the moment and there are only a handful of people in the UK that sell it. Her instagram is and the Etsy shop link is in the bio.

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Please show some love to aurasweets , this is a new business created by Newtons Grandaughter, the mummy of the beautiful...
27/04/2023

Please show some love to aurasweets , this is a new business created by Newtons Grandaughter, the mummy of the beautiful Aurora!
She is one of around 2 other people that sell these Japanese candies. Usually in order to get them you have to get them shipped from abroad which costs a fortune. They are delicious and the flavours are amazing and plentiful. The official name for these candies are kohakutou and they are very crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. They are extremely popular at the moment and are in high demand. The link to the Etsy shop is in her Insta bio. I hope you guys try it out, you won’t be disappointed ! 💕

Went to visit my Dad, Newton last night, here’s a pic to let you see he’s doing well. He’s making plans to be out and ab...
15/03/2023

Went to visit my Dad, Newton last night, here’s a pic to let you see he’s doing well. He’s making plans to be out and about DJ ing this summer. We made some videos of him talking about the club days, I’ll post later and he’ll do more each week. ❤️♣️♦️♠️

Just a pic of Newton in his DJing days when he took the club all over when they took the club away.❤️♣️♦️♠️ ...
08/02/2023

Just a pic of Newton in his DJing days when he took the club all over when they took the club away.
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Hi everyone, as you can see here, we now have an instagram page! Could you all give us a follow to get our numbers up, I...
07/02/2023

Hi everyone, as you can see here, we now have an instagram page! Could you all give us a follow to get our numbers up, I think the club deserves a huge following considering what it was to the community for so many decades.
Thanks in advance for helping us out and please send me any pics, flyers, video clips of you and your memories at the club or write it down and ill post with you tagged in of course.
See you soon, much more to come, Newton will be making a few appearances soon,telling us about his life for all of those years running the club plus much more.
Much Love.
Natalie. ❤️♣️♦️♠️

This was just sent to me by , he was 17 years old when he was raving at the club. I think it’s safe to say we both had ...
06/02/2023

This was just sent to me by , he was 17 years old when he was raving at the club. I think it’s safe to say we both had the same taste in music at that time! Thank you, keep them coming.

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Another great picture and memory given to me by of the great Count Shelly sound, total legends, my mum used to tell me ...
06/02/2023

Another great picture and memory given to me by of the great Count Shelly sound, total legends, my mum used to tell me all about Count Shelly from when she used to help out behind the bar and make sandwiches before I was born, sounds like there where some brilliant characters that used to go to the club those days because I was a child and I was fascinated with the tales she’d tell me about the people, the music and the vibe. ❤️♣️♦️♠️

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Here is a small clip of Newton talking at the screening of Legacy on the dust where we made a surprise appearance thanks to the many kind people who tagged us in the advert for the screening. Really appreciate those that thought of us otherwise we would have missed out on a wonderful evening! ❤️♠️♦️♣️ • • • • • #thefouraces #legendary #nightclub #reggae #reggaemusic #jamaica #soundsystem #dalston #goldenera #pioneer #instagram #instagood #love #onelove #fypシ #instagood #pictureoftheday#film #cinema #legacy #legend #loyalty #goodfriends

So this happened today, my daughters friend was on his way home from work, he’s 20 years old, this person decided to assault him for no other reason than she could, he’s a young black male and she took advantage of the fact that she could do it and he couldn’t do a thing about it. He managed to get a small video clip of her face, clear enough for anyone who may know her would recognise her. She ended up cornering him and punching him and he’s in the hospital getting checked out and more so for the record. This can’t be allowed and I urge anyone to share this please as it’s a disgrace! He had never ever seen this woman on his life and she looks as though she is a woman trailing home from work also. People like this get away with this type of thing everyday and then scream assault or rape of confronted and are mostly believed. This was a racially aggravated assault and I for one am disgusted. Lets name and shame please! Thanks I’m advance. X

Florence made me extremely proud at her school concert last week. She’s only 13 and she taught herself how to play this piece, those who know this piece of music will notice that it was cut short due to the school requirements. • • • • • • #piano #pianist #pianocover #edvuardgrieg #weddingdayattroldhaugen #instagood #instapiano #talentedmusicians #musical #talentedpianocovers #childprodigy

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