The Skatalites — live event
Formed in 1964, the original members helped create the entire genre of ska, which evolved into rocksteady and reggae, and all of it' s derivatives. In addition to the hundreds of instrumental tunes they recorded, they also backed most of the major singers of the era, including "The Wailing Wailers" featuring Bob, Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Toots and The Maytals, Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe,Delroy Wilson, most of the singers recorded multiple tunes with The Skatalites. Studio One, Treasure Isle, Randy's, King Edwards, Prince Buster, Leslie Kong, every record producer of the day used The Skatalites as their backing band in the studios in those days. Officially the band started in May 64 and broke up by August of 65 having recorded literally thousands of tunes in that period. After the band disbanded, the individual members remained on the scene, recording at various studios, as the music evolved from ska to rocksteady and then to reggae. Bob Marley became one of the biggest artists of our time and reggae music spread all around the world. In the late 70's a new interest in the music of Jamaica started in the UK and
Starts: 2023-12-03T21:00:53Z
Ends: 2023-12-03T22:30:53Z
Where: 115 MacDougal Street, New York, New York 10012, United States
Price: $34.9