Name: The Skatalites!
Start: 2019-11-08T21:00:00-06:00
End: 2019-11-09T02:00:00-06:00
Location: Flamingo Cantina

The Skatalites!

Flamingo Cantina

Jamaican ska pioneers The Skatalites return to Flamingo Cantina for two nights of performances!  2019 marks their 55th anniversary

The Skatalites return to Flamingo Cantina for two great nights of ska, reggae and jazz! Advance tickets are $20; ticket sales stop at 6 p.m. day of show; remaining tickets will be $25 cash at the door. Specials guests open the show. Winston's Kitchen will be on hand with Caribbean fare!The original members of the Skatatlies performed on hundreds of recording sessions before forming the band in 1964. They backed most of the vocalists in Jamaica at that time, including Bob Marley, Toots and The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, and many more. After disbanding in 1965, the individual members continued playing in various groups as the music evolved from ska to rocksteady to reggae. In the late 70’s, a resurgence of interest in the music began in the U.K. which caused the creation of many bands such as The Specials, The English Beat, Madness, The Selecter, and Bad Manners. This became known as the “Two-Tone era,” and these British musicians fused rock music with the ska and reggae. In The early 80’s, the music started to spread to The U.S.A and other parts of the world, and bands began to emerge everywhere playing different flavors of ska and reggae fused with whatever else they wanted to throw in, including hard core, jazz, and even punk. In 1983, The Skatalites reunited to play Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay and subsequently in London at The Crystal Palace for the U.K version of The Sunsplash event. A few years later, they began emigrating to the U.S.A., and in 1986, the first US shows began at The Village Gate in NYC. In 1989, the band supported Bunny Wailer on The Liberation Tour, and in 1990, they embarked on their first headline tour of The U.S.A. and have not stopped touring the world ever since. The band is available for festivals and also plays in intimate club settings. Their unique infectious brand of real Jamaican ska pleases audiences of all ages across the globe year after year. “We hope you will enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy performing it for you.”Forever indebted to the inspiration and talent of: Roland Alphonso, Lloyd Brevett, Tony DaCosta, Rupert Dillon, Don Drummond, Joseph “Lord Tanamo” Gordon, Jerome “Jah Jerry” Haynes, Lloyd Knibb, Tommy McCook, Donat Roy “Jackie” Mittoo, John “Dizzy Johnny” Moore, Jackie Opel, Doreen Shaffer, Lester Sterling.

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