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Widely acknowledged as both the Godfather Of Ska and the High Priest Of Reggae, Laurel Aitken is a icon as far as Jamaican music is concerned. Although born in Cuba on April 22, 1927, he emigrated to Jamaica with his family when he was eleven years old, and quickly became involved in the local music scene - busking in the streets, entertaining tourists, and singing in the talent contests of the day. His recording career began in 1958, and the following year he became the the first local artist to top the Jamaican charts with the double A sided "Little Sheila" and "Boogie In My Bones".
In 1960, he left Jamaica as one of the country's top artists, and emigrated to England where he was to record hundreds of tracks, including Mary Lee for the newly formed Melodisc label, and Boogie Rock, the first release on the now famous Blue Beat label. He then worked with a variety of labels throughout the Sixties, moving from ska to rock steady and eventually to reggae. Not only he was one of the most successful reggae artists of the time, packing out clubs and selling thousands of records, he was also one of the top producers of reggae in the UK, working mainly with Pama and its many subsidiaries. He continued to work throughout the Seventies, but it wasn't until the coming of 2Tone that he once again found himself in the limelight. His Rudi Got Married was a top 60 hit in 1980, and incredibly remains Laurel Aitken's only appearance in the British charts to date. When the 2Tone era ended so did the mainstream's interest in Aitken's work, but he was given a new lease of life in the mid-Eighties when he teamed up with The Potato 5 for some of the best British ska and reggae of all time. He continues to spread the gospel of JA music to this day, covering everything from boogie to reggae, although now he performs with a variety of backing bands in the various countries he now tours.
His career spans more than amazing five decades, and Laurel Aitken remains one of the most popular performers on today's ska scene. A part of his historic work has been documented by the Grover Records releases "The Pama Years", "The Long Hot Summer" and the current selection "Godfather of Ska ". The majority of these songs have been recorded and produced in the United Kingdom and have contributed to Laurel Aitken's fame and immortality in the story of Jamaican music as songwriter, producer and outstanding performer. He performed his final show January 2005. The world lost a legend on July 17, 2005. Laurel Aitken lives on through the music he helped pioneer. This page is dedicated to the man, the ledgend, the God Father of Ska, Mr. Laurel Aitken.
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Este proximo Sabado 31 octubre 09, FIESTON, ska, reggae, rocksteady.... NOCHE HALLOWEEN.
En el DUB CLUB, calle Badajoz, s/n, Alcorcòn, Madrid.
Habra tres dj's, poniendo la mejor musica jamaicana, donde podras escuchar a grupos y artistas tales como: Laurel aitken, Jimmy cliff, The maytals, Upsetters, Specials, Alton ellis, Judge dread, Bad manners, The busters, Loafers, Banana boats, Potato, Doreen shaffer, mr.revium, y un largo etc, de bandas antiguas, y mas actuales dedicadas a los ritmos jamaicanos, grupos de la Trojan records, two tone, studio one.....
La fiesta empezara a partir de las 23:00h. Para cualquier consulta: 91 115 72 06. WWW.GAMBERROS.NET
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Directamente de jalisco a White Fatal Smile Ademas Become a new challenger desde Zacatecas Y el esperado Show de las chicas M.O.S
No te lo Puedes perder!! Este 31 de octubre entrada alas 2 PM Cupo limitado asi que llega temprano!! Recuerda traer tu disfraz y por supuesto a todos tus amiguitos!!
The brand new The Bandgeek Mafia single called About Beasts & Lovers will be out on September 4th!
This release won't be available in stores, but only from us and directly from the band live at their shows - so order now quickly to get your copy before it's sold out!
You can take a listen to the new single either here or here.
Tracklist: About Beasts & Lovers Your Kingdom My Home Your Kingdom My Home (acoustic)
Die brandneue Single About Beasts & Lovers von The Bandgeek Mafia erscheint am 4. September!
Diese CD wird es nicht im Handel geben, sondern ausschließlich bei uns und direkt von der Band auf ihren kommenden Live Shows - also schnell zugreifen und sich die Scheibe sichern bevor sie ausverkauft sein wird!
Ihr könnt entweder hier oder hier schonmal in die Single reinhören!
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