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Pioneers
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1) The Pioneers were a vocal trio that was instrumental in the beginnings of Ska and the worldwide popularising of Jamaican music The Pione… read more1) The Pioneers were a vocal trio that was instrumental in the beginnings of Ska and the worldwide popularising of Jamaican music The Pioneers were one of the first Jamaican bands to achieve international chart success. They attracted a … read more1) The Pioneers were a vocal trio that was instrumental in the beginnings of Ska and the worldwide popularising of Jamaican music The Pioneers were one of the first Jamaican bands to achieve international chart success. They attracted a large audience in the U.K., mainly within the large skinhead… read more -
The Piranhas
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There are (at least) 2 bands with this name - One from Brighton and one from Detroit. 1) The Piranhas were a ska-influenced punk band from … read moreThere are (at least) 2 bands with this name - One from Brighton and one from Detroit. 1) The Piranhas were a ska-influenced punk band from Brighton. Their live act was supposed to be one of the best around and they soon had a large follo… read moreThere are (at least) 2 bands with this name - One from Brighton and one from Detroit. 1) The Piranhas were a ska-influenced punk band from Brighton. Their live act was supposed to be one of the best around and they soon had a large following and were beginning to get some choice gigs out of town.… read more -
The Baba Brooks Band
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Oswald Baba Brooks started his musical career as a trumpet player with the Eric Dean Orchestra in Jamaica in the 1950's. The Jamaican … read moreOswald Baba Brooks started his musical career as a trumpet player with the Eric Dean Orchestra in Jamaica in the 1950's. The Jamaican bands played mostly Folk, Afro, Jazz, they played at clubs, big hotels and sometimes on local radi… read moreOswald Baba Brooks started his musical career as a trumpet player with the Eric Dean Orchestra in Jamaica in the 1950's. The Jamaican bands played mostly Folk, Afro, Jazz, they played at clubs, big hotels and sometimes on local radio. This was an exciting scene at the time but began to die o… read more -
King Stitt
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King Stitt, born Winston Cooper or Winston Sparkes (1939-2012) was a Jamaican DJ. King Stitt was the oldest living Jamaican deejay. Sparkes… read moreKing Stitt, born Winston Cooper or Winston Sparkes (1939-2012) was a Jamaican DJ. King Stitt was the oldest living Jamaican deejay. Sparkes was given the nickname Stitt as a boy and decided to use it as his stage name, becoming King Stit… read moreKing Stitt, born Winston Cooper or Winston Sparkes (1939-2012) was a Jamaican DJ. King Stitt was the oldest living Jamaican deejay. Sparkes was given the nickname Stitt as a boy and decided to use it as his stage name, becoming King Stitt when he was crowned 'king of the deejays'. He be… read more -
Derrick & Patsy
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Derrick & Patsy were Jamaica's first boy-girl vocal duo, and across the early '60s they cut a stream of hit singles that were… read moreDerrick & Patsy were Jamaica's first boy-girl vocal duo, and across the early '60s they cut a stream of hit singles that were equally heavy-hitters among Britain's West Indian community. Derrick Morgan was already a st… read moreDerrick & Patsy were Jamaica's first boy-girl vocal duo, and across the early '60s they cut a stream of hit singles that were equally heavy-hitters among Britain's West Indian community. Derrick Morgan was already a studio veteran, recording his first song — and hit — in 1959, … read more -
Owen & Leon Silveras
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Owen & Leon Silvera were brothers who later renamed themselves The Black Brothers, a.k.a. Grey Brothers and who cut quite a few sides d… read moreOwen & Leon Silvera were brothers who later renamed themselves The Black Brothers, a.k.a. Grey Brothers and who cut quite a few sides during the ska period, including 'The Fits Is On Me', 'Koo Koo Do' with Strange… read moreOwen & Leon Silvera were brothers who later renamed themselves The Black Brothers, a.k.a. Grey Brothers and who cut quite a few sides during the ska period, including 'The Fits Is On Me', 'Koo Koo Do' with Stranger Cole, 'Skill And Craft' with The Skatalites befo… read more -
Baba Brooks Band
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Oswald 'Baba' Brooks was an exceptionally talented trumpeter who also acted as musical arranger for Arthur "Duke" Reid&… read moreOswald 'Baba' Brooks was an exceptionally talented trumpeter who also acted as musical arranger for Arthur "Duke" Reid's recordings throughout the early sixties and was also frequently employed in both capacities… read moreOswald 'Baba' Brooks was an exceptionally talented trumpeter who also acted as musical arranger for Arthur "Duke" Reid's recordings throughout the early sixties and was also frequently employed in both capacities by a number of other Kingston-based producers, most notably… read more -
Baba Brooks & His Band
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Dave & Ansell Collins
27,453 listeners
Dave Barker (born David John Crooks, 10th October 1947, Kingston), a session vocalist, and Ansell Collins (born 1949, Kingston) , a keyboar… read moreDave Barker (born David John Crooks, 10th October 1947, Kingston), a session vocalist, and Ansell Collins (born 1949, Kingston) , a keyboards player, were working for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry in Kingston, Jamaica in the lat… read moreDave Barker (born David John Crooks, 10th October 1947, Kingston), a session vocalist, and Ansell Collins (born 1949, Kingston) , a keyboards player, were working for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry in Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1960s, and joined forces in 1971, for the ska single "… read more