As Motown had the Funk Brothers —the incredibly talented Detroit session band that played on the label's every hit, from "My Girl" to "Tears of a Clown"—Jamaica and ska music had The Skatalites . A group of extraordinary jazz musicians that included players like saxophonist Tommy McCook and trombonist Don Drummond, the Skatalites were one of Jamaica's first and finest ska bands, recording with vocalists like Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & The Maytals. Plus , also released as Skatalite! , is the fifth release by producer Duke Reid 's Treasure [...]
Layin' one on Professor Longhair, Tipitina's, Jazz Fest, New Orleans, LA. May 2007. Préambule Il est souvent de bon ton, lors de discussions musicales, de faire des blagues sur tel ou tel genre de musique. C'est sympa, ça anime la discussion et permet aux amateurs moqués de se défendre.. Le Reggae, en particulier, n'évite pas ce genre d'attaques, la plus connue étant encore: Que dit un Rasta quand il arrête de fumer ? C'est quoi cette musique de merde [...]
"Bellevue Special" b/w "Up and Down" has apparently been so sought after that a Japanese label reissued the single from Skatalites' trombonist Don Drummond. It's not at all detached from the Skatalites' catalog, but for the collector geek in you, COP IT . Spotted over at Dance Crasher ...
Monsieur Cyclopède strikes back. Aujourd'hui, il découvre comment l'absence d'un musicien (sûrement atteint de la grippe porcine) a fait progresser le ska vers le rocksteady, chaînon manquant vers le reggae. :: Justin Hinds & The Dominoes : My Mama Told Me :: [ MP3 ] [ [...]
Trojan Records was founded in 1967 by Jamaican-English producer Lee Gopthal as something of a sister label to Chris Blackwell's Island Records. It became one of the best-known and successful reggae labels, but it also bought out several independent Jamaican labels and ended up with a pretty good ska and rock-steady back catalog. In 1972, it went through these archives and put out a fantastic (if somewhat inaccurately-named) compilation, The Trojan Story . Although the liner notes were somewhat sparse and the sound rough, you couldn't want a better overview [...]
Pout Education Hour: a SKAndalous Musical History Lesson. OK, all you rude bois & grrrls, listen up. There is an infectious beat happening – one with roots deeper than y'all think that has influenced modern music more than one can even easily conceive. You might have heard about this sweet sweet groove, this lovechild of a genre known to the devout simply as ska. And you might be thinking that all my preceding words are superfluous because, really, what have a handful of punks really [...]
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