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iain@aka-ska.com's Interests
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aka-ska love The Big, 16 Again, Prince Buster, Toots & The Maytalls, Madness, The Specials, The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Beat, The Klopeks, all things 2-tone-y. Reggae now! More...? been listening to: Dub Syndicate, African Headcharge, Cymande, James Brown, Parliafunkadelicment, De la Soul, Desmond Dekker, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Clash, Lee Scratch Perry, Cocteau Twins, Teardrop Explodes, 2 Many DJs, Bob Marley, Ramones, Salt Tank, Siousxie & The Banshees, Colourbox, Coldcut, The Police, Camper Van Beethoven, Stranglers, Ruts, Blondie, New Order, Propaganda, Pixies, Elvis Costello, Skatalites, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, UB40, Aswad, Dennis Bovell, Gorillaz, Jah Shaka, Fatman, Mikey Dread, Bodysnatchers, Max Romeo, Skatalites, The Vapors, who reads this stuff?, Billy Bragg, Big Black, Young American Primitive, Ini Kamoze's World a Music - tune!!!/Damian Marley -- Jam Rock, Dr Octagon, The Fall, Finitribe, Sandals, Stereolab, Innocent Civilian, The Jam, Talking Heads, Dr Alimantado, Pigbag, Shriekback, Ultramarine and some of the 18 discs of boxed set Trojan dub/rocksteady collections. phew!
Sat Aug 30 :: Feugh Fest 2 :: King George V Park, Banchory
E-mail iain@aka-ska.com if
you want us to bring some ska into your life.
I play bass with aka-SKA, a ten-piece ska & 2-tone machine. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, we are an all-singing, all-dancing, 20-legged celebration of ska and 2-tone tunes.
Ska fans of the world, drop by our web pages at
www.aka-ska.com
Who I'd like to meet:
We're always up for new gigs in new places & if you have a ska/reggae or similar kinda band, drop us a line to organise some events.
It was my first ever festival. I was there as a photographer for a friend who does reviews, i ended up putting the cameras away, and just ska..d to the max. Had to be done. I got sacked three times, and two written warnings. He was only joking i think, anyway i will defo be back. Good luck for the future, and cheers for making my weekend x
Hear ye, hear ye friends. Calling all ye faithful and faithless, the Big Hand debut album is finally here and set to dazzle upon the main stage of life! Yes, its set for release, and its gonna blow your socks off.........
............ 14 tracks of the finest sparkling soulful zorbic ska ever heard for just ten little pounds, just a click to the left there. Get yourselves the sound of May madness, reach out through the ether and get yourself one today. Go on, you know you want to!
REGGAE FOR THE PEOPLE starring PAMA INTL ft.Lynval Golding (The Specials) THE SLACKERS THE PIETASTERS MUNGOS HI FI
June 2008 27 Leicester The Park 28 Sheffield Corporation 29 to be filled 30 Edinburgh Liquid Rooms July 2008 01 Newcastle Acadmey 02 Woverhampton Robin 2 03 Bristol Bierkeller 04 London ULU 05 Cambridge Junction
For ticket info email RFTP@pamainternational.co.uk
Hear ye, hear ye friends. Calling all ye faithful and faithless........
....... We are proud to announce that we will be parachuting into at Cafe Drummonds in full party mode for a superspecial gig this Saturday night. Get your dancing shoes on, grab your friends by the hand, lead them in the ways of Zorbic rightousness, and come on down for a dazzling night to remember...
top nite again Iain... my old bones are gonna be in agony again tomorrow, lol aka ska go from strength to strength every time i see you play ! roll on the 26th... for another stompin nite. stay rude & keep skankin'
or in person from Scooter Emporium, Dray Wlk, Brick Lane JBs Records, Hanway St, off Oxford St All Ages Rcds, Pratt St, Camden MAP Cafe, Grafton St, Kentish Town
PAMA INTL LOVE FILLED DUB BAND new album OUT NOW
PAMA INTL UK TOUR continues...
March 2008 07 Glasgow Arches plus Max Romeo & Rebelation
08 Edinburgh The GRV - being filmed for DVD plus Rebelation
09 Newcastle The Cluny plus Rebelation
12 London KOKO +Rico Rodriguez, Michie One, Crunch! aka Nutty Boys (Lee & Chris from Madness) Trojan Sound System, Rebelation, New Town Kings and DJ Wrongtom (Hard-fi)
I am away to Manchester, doubt if I'll make the next gig , but come doon to this if ye fancy a laugh On Sunday night my solo comedy show will include a death defying balancing act, a bit of escapology, ventriloquism, impersonations , tales of sex drugs and rock n roll with a groupie slut, and a few tales about working with celebrities, cheers Biz . Northern Laughs Live Comedy @ Cafe Drummond Sunday 2nd March Doors Open 8pm Entry £5 (£4 Students)
Kevin Bridges Viv Gee Duncan Guthrie Biz The Drummer Billy Kirkwood (mc)
