Soul II Soul. Jazzie B ran a sound system in North London and built a collective that became a global phenomenon. Back to Life -- that a cappella opening, Caron Wheeler's voice rising out of the silence, then the beat dropping like a heartbeat -- is one of those records that sounded like nothing before it. Club Classics Vol. One won two Grammys. They proved that British soul didn't have to imitate America. It had its own voice, its own rhythm, its own story.