Hinds was born in
Handsworth,
Birmingham, England, to parents who migrated to the UK from Jamaica in the mid-1950s, along with many other Jamaicans and other British Caribbean islanders to rebuild post-
World War II Britain. At the age of five, he started elementary school and completed all his schooling by 1974. During that period, the music from Jamaica became a major influence on Hinds' perception on life in years to come. As he explained in an interview on radio programme
Afropop Worldwide: "I remember each of my elder siblings coming over with the latest form of music and dance as well as what was happening socially and politically on the island." At Handsworth Wood Boys Secondary School, Hinds met fellow student
Basil Gabbidon; together, they founded Steel Pulse in 1975. in concert in
Antwerp, 2022. Outside of Steel Pulse, Hinds has written songs for various films including "Can't Stand It", featured in the film
Do The Right Thing, directed by
Spike Lee (1989). He has also released two solo singles via the France-based Heartical label. ==References==