Divinyl Intervention Episode 5: Build Your Ska on a Firm Foundation (Early Ska)

Divinyl Intervention

English - May 07, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MB
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Let's take a trip in time to 1960s Jamaica to chart ska's path over to the UK in the 1980s and eventually to the USA.

Our multi-episode trip will take us through the evolution of ska, from its Jamaican roots, to the Second Wave with UK bands on the 2 Tone label, and finally to crowded clubs on both America's East and West coasts.

This episode will introduce you to the foundational artists of early ska and preview the explosion in its popularity when British artists begin to mine from Jamaican ska's rich reserve.

Fans of the Skatalites, Desmond Dekker and the Aces, and Prince Buster won't want to miss this one.