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01. The Skatalites - Ska Boo Da Ba
02. Don Drummond & The Skatalites - Confucious
03. Lyn Taitt & The Boys - Storm Warning
04. Tommy McCook & His Ska-Talites - Alley Cat Ska
05. Theophilus Beckford - Trench Town People
06. Theophilus Beckford - Walking Down King Street
07. Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore - South China Sea
08. The Skatalites - Ringo
09. Roland Alphonso & His Ska-Talites - Nuclear Weapon
10. Lyn Taitt & The Baba Brooks Band - Magnificent Ska
11. Daniel Johnson - Come On My People
12. The Tenor Twins - Hit You Let You Feel It
13. Don Drummond & The Skatalites - The Re-Burial
14. Lloyd Clarke - Love Me or Leave Me
15. Roland Alphonso - A Shot In The Dark (CD Bonus Track)
16. Baba Brooks & The Trenton Spence Orchestra - Distant Drums (CD Bonus Track)
ARTIST
TITLE
That Ska Beat!: Made in Jamaica 1962 to 1966
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
VOJ 001CD VOJ 001CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/31/2024

"Ska is still the backbone of Jamaica music, Right?"--Bunny Lee The music of Jamaica has had a profound and lasting influence all around the world and reggae is the name by which it has become universally known. Although the term "ska" is often used to describe all Jamaican music before dub, DJs and dread in the mid-'70s the real Jamaican ska was made in Kingston between 1961/1962 to 1966. Artists include: The Skatalites, Don Drummond & The Skatalites, Lyn Taitt & The Boys, Tommy McCook & His Ska-Talites, Theophilus Beckford, Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, Roland Alphonso & His Ska-Talites, Lyn Taitt & The Baba Brooks Band, Daniel Johnson, The Tenor Twins, Lloyd Clarke, Baba Brooks & The Trenton Spence Orchestra.