Jamaican Music » Ska

Derrick Morgan – Miss Lulu

leslie — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:14:19 +0000

Derrick Morgan is a Jamaican rocksteady singer who was born March 27, 1940. He was most popular in the 1960′s and the 1970′s.

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Laurel Aitken – Skinhead

leslie — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:15:55 +0000

Laurel or Lorenzo Aitken was a Jamaican singer and was also considered one of the originators of ska music in Jamaica. He was born on April 22, 1927 and passed away on July 17, 2005.

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The Skatalites – Guns of Navarone

leslie — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:57:16 +0000

The Skatalites are a Jamaican ska band who played between 1963 and 1965 and reformed in 1983 and have been together ever since.

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Millie Small – My Boy Lollipop

leslie — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:27:53 +0000

Millie Small (Millicent Small, born on October 6, 1946 in Clarendon, Jamaica) is best known as the singer of the 1964 hit My Boy Lollipop. He was commonly known as Little Millie Small and as Millie Small in the United States.

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Toots & the Maytals – Time Tough

leslie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:05:15 +0000

The Jamaican musical group Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock.

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Desmond Dekker – Israelites

leslie — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:44:16 +0000

Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 â€” May 25, 2006) was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces, he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) in 1967 and It Miek in 1969. Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.

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Prince Buster- Barrister Pardon

leslie — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:12:31 +0000

Cecil Bustamente Campbell, (born May 28, 1938), better known as Prince Buster and less known by his Muslim name Muhammed Yusef Ali, is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica and regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music. The records he made on the Blue Beat label in the 1960s inspired many reggae and ska artists.

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