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The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including " Guns of Navarone ." They also played on records by Prince Buster and backed many other Jamaican artists who recorded during that period, including Bob Marley & The Wailers ...
In 1964, a momentous musical union occurred as a group of musicians converged to create what would become the most profoundly influential band in Jamaican history - The Skatalites. From that pivotal moment, they embarked on an extraordinary journey that has left an indelible mark on the global music landscape, maintaining their iconic presence ...
The Skatalites están considerados los creadores del ska y, por tanto, influenciadores del rocksteady, del reggae —ya sea early (skinhead) o roots (rastafarismo)—, del dub, del dancehall, y del de sus descendientes musicales que derivan de los sonidos tradicionales de Jamaica.
The Skatalites son los creadores del ska, fusión de calypso, jazz, música afro-cubana, mento y rhythm&blues. Considerados padres de la música jamaicana moderna, la banda comenzó a grabar en 1964, aunque ya llevaban tiempo trabajando como músicos de estudio para el sello "Studio One".
The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including “Guns of Navarone.”
A collection of tunes, by and featuring, the Legend that is Papa Kojak (aka Nigger Kojak, Floyd Perch &/or Pretty Boy Floyd). This playlist was origjnally cr...
20 de mar. de 2013 · Despite being at first opposed to the idea, and wary of the ska form in general, the gifted tenor saxophonist and arranger Tommy McCook was eventually persuaded to lead the band by Coxsone Dodd following an eight-year stint leading a jazz group in the Bahamas.
