This music makes me feel good. Different. I can't help but smile or dance or just bop around. That's not a given for me. I'm wound up tight. Always have been. And I don't think you can just play it. I don't care how good of a musician you might be, it needs to be in your blood in order to play it right. Like the music and vibe of New Orleans, the music and vibe of Jamaica has healing powers, at least temporarily. It works for me, pretty much all the time.
Try it.
TRACKLIST
Al Capone- Prince Buster
Liquidator- The Harry J All-Stars
My Boy Lollipop- Millie Small
Tighten Up- The Untouchables
Shame & Scandal- Peter Tosh w/ The Wailers & The Skatalites
Hands Off...She's Mine- The Beat
Gangsters- The Specials
You're Wondering Now- Andy & Joey
Ruder Than You- The Bodysnatchers
Israelites- Desmond Dekker
Madness- Prince Buster
Wet Dream- Max Romeo
I'm In The Mood For Ska- Lord Tanamo
Eastern Standard Time- The Skatalites
Pressure Drop (Original Single)-The Maytals
Carry Go Bring Come- Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
Johnny Too Bad- The Slickers
Friday Night, Saturday Morning- The Specials
Corner Stone, Burning Torch- Don Drummond
Rivers Of Babylon- The Melodians
9 comments:
It is hard not to enjoy ska and reggae. I first heard it via Madness’s One Step Beyond and then Desmond Dekker’s Israelites. The big difference with ska is that it is dance music, meant to be fun, not a downer. Yes, the rhythms are repetitive, but that is true of most genres including rock and roll (4/4, anyone, haven’t heard that since the previous song). This set looks fabulous.
- Paul in DK
Oh this is tasty! Thanks Sal. Good weekend everybody.
I was somewhat taken aback to learn that the Skatalites actually played at the 1964 Worlds Fair in Queens NYC. I can only imagine what that music must have sounded like to people who had never heard anything remotely similar before.
Awesome. As "long time visitor AND long time commenter" here, I've noticed the way reggae/ska has worked its way into your playlists and posts in recent years and I think it's fantastic. You're right ... there's something about the rhythms that seem to mimic the ocean sometimes, the vocals often just behind the beat, the subject matter in general, is so relaxing. Thanks for this mix and keep it comin', mon.
Awesome mix ! Thank you for this , the world needs more ska
Thanks Sal, prime stuff!
Randy
How to make Good Friday a Great Friday! Thank you!
My introduction to OG ska was 1996’s Foundation Ska by The Skatalites; based solely upon a review I read. :)
Thanks from just another Reggae/Ska fan. Have a pleasant Easter.
Smiling from start to finish. Thanks so much.
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