The Skatalites
I was thinking about posting some oldschool ska, because lately I’ve been listening to my old Toasters and Skatalites CDs again and again. Ska is probably a music I’ll always listen, it’s not pretentious, it’s fun, the dance itself is pretty cool and the music is always pleasing and masterful. While checking for some video footage on Youtube I came across 2 priceless Skatalites footage from 1984’s Sunbeam Festival.
The Skatalites - Latin goes Ska
Prince Buster & The Skatalites - Al Capone
That had set my mind to post about Skatalites, when I heard that Desmond Dekker died. Desmond Dekker is one of the original reggae/ska vocalists that really shaped the genre and got the first international hit with Israelites. So here’s a tribute to all the legendary ska figures that have passed away like Desmond Dekker and Don Drummond, Tommy Mc Cook, and Rolando Alphonso and living ones like Lester Sterling and Prince Buster.
The Skatalites - Latin goes Ska The Skatalites - Doctor Dekker Prince Buster and the All Stars - One Step Beyond (original of the world famous Madness song)
The Skatalites - Ball of Fire Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites on Chez Lubacov Radio Desmond Dekker - Pretty Africa on Music for Robots
Desmond Dekker - The Israelites
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