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Mon 15 December |
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| Event title |
The Skatalites |
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The Button Factory
- Dublin |
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Gigs |
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POD Concerts presents
THE SKATALITES
Support: TBA
Monday December 15th
Button Factory – Curved Street – Dublin 2.
Tickets €27.50 (inc. Booking fee) available from Ticketmaster, Road Records, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets. Doors 7.30pm.
www.skatalites.com
"The Skatalites were essential in the transformation of Ska -- with its obvious connection to the United States and its high speed tempos -- into Reggae." - THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Even before they became a band, the members of The Skatalites were already trendsetters on the Jamaican music scene." - ROLLING STONE
"The Skatalites, Jamaica's supreme instrumental band." - BILLBOARD
In Jamaica in the mid-50's, a fledgling recording industry saw the birth of what become known as Ska. Created by fusing Boogie-Woogie Blues, R+B, Jazz, Mento, Calypso and African rythyms, Ska became the first truly Jamaican music and by the 60's all the vocalist were swarming to the studios to record their songs to this infectious new beat. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytalls, Jimmy Cliff, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe are just a few of the names who came to record this new music, which coincided with the whole island's excitement about Jamaica's independence in 1962. The core musicians playing on most of these sessions saw the opportunity to play this music live to the public.Tommy McCook, Rolando Alphonso, Johnny Moore, Lester Sterling, Don Drummond, Lloyd Knibb, Lloyd Brevett, Jerry Haynes, and Jackie Mittoo began working together in 1963 and formed The Ska-talites in May 1964.
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