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In October 2013 Pauline Black is not only having lots of shows with PIL in the UK. The first lady of 2Tone is also celebrating a BIG birthday. Which makes it a perfect time to publish an interview she was nice enough to do with me (Joachim) late this summer via phone.
We have an appointment with the club’s founder and impresario, Gaz Mayall, to talk about his band, The Trojans, who have just released a new album, Smash It!. And smashing it is.
Everything about Melbourne Ska Orchestra (photo: Kane Hibberd) is big—big band, big sound, big talent and a party spirit so …
Many Reggae fans might not have heard Val Douglas’ name before, but all of you have listened to him. His mighty bass can be heard on some of the biggest Reggae tunes ever. Val Douglas is quite far up on the long list of unsung heroes of Jamaican music. This needs to change, we think, so we met for an interview with the musical backbone of the current Skatalites-lineup.
When the Skatalites everlasting world tour stopped by in Cologne recently, we were invited backstage for an extensive interview with the longest serving members of the band, Doreen Shaffer, Val Douglas and Lester Sterling.
without the Skatalites there would be no ska. And without trombonist Don Drummond, there’d be no Skatalites. Journalist Heather Augustyn , author of Ska: An Oral History and the upcoming Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation, has written the first comprehensive biography
When the Skatalites everlasting world tour stopped by in Cologne recently, we were invited backstage for an extensive interview with the longest serving members of the band, Doreen Shaffer, Val Douglas and Lester Sterling.
With Jazz Jamaica he preceded the current wave of Big band ska projects by some fifteen years. Now Gary Crosby has taken this a step further and created an even bigger version of the band to recreate Bob Marley’s Catch A Fire album as Jazz Jamaica Allstars, a 31-piece orchestra which is augmented by different choirs at their live concerts.
Their live performances on borrowed instruments during a UK tour in 1988 are still legendary. Now Bim Skala Bim from Boston in the USA come back in a big way. With two new albums during the summer of 2013. REGGAE STEADY SKA got the details in the interview with singer Dan Vitali.
The man is full of surprises. A hard-working musician since the early 1960s, Dennis Alcapone still dreams about going to far away places in the interview you are about to read. To all the promoters especially in Mexico, Canada and Africa: “Don’t miss out on the world’s first singjay.”
Part 3 of our interview series about the Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra is an interview with Darren Fordham.
In the wake of the Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra’s album release “The Benevolence Of Sister Mary Ignatius”, we were happy to catch Lee Thompson (of Madness) for an interview.
One great way to find more new Ska from all over the world is to listen to Ska podcasts or radio shows. With the Radio And Podcast Questionaires series we …
Together with other pioneers like Potato 5, the Trojans or the (original) Hotknives, Maroon Town were part of a wave of exciting new Ska bands who rejuvenated the global Ska scene as what became to be known as “Third Wave Ska”.
Comic Strip is fighting the good fight, helping keep the ska scene alive in Singapore. With the release of their new CD, Finally…The First Album, …
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra have built a unique status in their homeland’s music scene by delivering energetic live performances, top-class albums …
If you like Ska you should support the London International Ska Festival. Note: We’re not saying this because Sean gives away some tickets, but because we mean it.
To me the interesting story behind it is how connecting with good people and just starting can make things happen. You should try, too. Maybe this piece about the Freedom Sounds Festival 2013 also serves as a How To Organise A Festival.
The Goldmaster Allstars from London have just received the prize for Best British Reggae band at the British Reggae Industry Awards, against strong competition by the likes of Steel Pulse and UB 40.
In recent years the Jamaican singer and songwriter also gained some fame as the narrator in the film “Rocksteady – The Roots Of Reggae.”