

Message to you Rudy
50s ska – Dandy Livingstone
70s ska – The Specials
Monkey Man
50s ska – The Maytals
70s ska – The Specials
Gunshot – Anthony Johnson
The track that made Anthony Johnson
Let Go This One – Anthony Johnson
Reggae but with rudeboy rythem
Gunshot features in the film Bank Job, when the cast are in a club. Anthony Johnson was among the first artists to introduce reggae music into the UK. He was on the scene with Bob Marley and recorded at the same studios. He is still recording and returns to Italy yearly to perform live where his music is enthusiastically received.
American
Skanking
The Skatalites
Fidel Castro – Skatalites
Note the ska beat with the background and lead horns so common in 70s ska revival.
Dynamite – Skatalites
And the importance of those horns again!
Rock Fort Rock – Skatalites
Note the ska horns but with a reggae baseline
Outback Ska – Skatalites
Now experience the fully rounded horn and beat that is the ‘upbeat’ of ska. This is what allows the top half of the body to move one way and the lower half another way when skanking
SKA greats
British ska
Tears of a Clown
Rankin Full Stop
The Specials
The Mods & Rockers legacy
Skinheads
Reggae Britannia