A look at the new book In Defense Of Ska and a network of artists giving the oft-maligned genre a fresh burst of life When Aaron Carnes began research for his book nearly a decade ago, he didn’t ...

For casual fans and newcomers to the music of Jamaica (a growing number, given the popularity of the BBC / France 2 TV mystery series Death in Paradise and its Jamaican-infused soundtrack), the ...

“No Worries Friends, No Worries.” So goes the title to one of Gregory Lee’s best-known songs, and that is exactly how the Hepcat frontman would want us all to feel right now. The ska world has ...

Though it's difficult to imagine, ska and reggae may never have come to the world's attention—or would at least have taken radically different paths—were it not for the Island Records label, which ...

When Jerry Dammers formed The Specials AKA and their label 2-Tone in 1979 he set out a totally different form of classic Jamaican Ska and gave Ska a whole new lease of life. This collection of 69 ...

Atlântida; The Real Ska; Así Eres Tu; Glory To The Sound; IJssalon Bernardo; Duck Soup; Playing for Change; Buttah; Ecos de Radio Iguana; Policy of Truth. Orquestra Brasileira de Música Jamaicana; ...