Jamaican music producer Clement "Sir Coxsone'' Dodd, an early pioneer of ska, rocksteady and reggae, died on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 72. In 1963 Dodd opened Studio One, Jamaica's ...
Much of the music—early jazz, ska, rocksteady, and reggae—was improvised on the spot. Due to the developing process of churning out tunes quickly to play at nightly sound-system dances ...
They are a 7-piece experienced and highly professional band based in the Midlands with a vast knowledge of the music they play ... greatest Tribute to Ska, Reggae and Rocksteady you are likely ...
(2/6/45), reggae legend and all-around world music ambassador Bob Marley was born. The pioneer of rock, reggae,, ska and ...
The Jamaican-American singer will celebrate the history of reggae music with his "Mr. Symphonic" show. The program will trace a legacy that includes mento, ska, rocksteady and reggae through ...
The history of Jamaican pop music will be told ... Those acts include ska singer Eric “Monty” Morris; The Original Maytals Band representing rocksteady; reggae singers Ernie Smith, Wayne ...
"The best in British Reggae" - David Rodigan MBE, BBC Radio 1Xtra. Soulful sounds of an underground Ska revival group. Gold Steppers are a collective of musicians that have played with some of the ...