Without this now 90-year-old innovator of Jamaican music—this ... Carlos was one of the pioneering musicians and composers who forged ska from Jamaican jazz, American rhythm and blues, and ...

Jamaica became independent in 1962 and Ska’s upbeat rhythm reflected the ... Musicians would turn to old-fashioned love songs, and singers replaced instrumentals. Rhythms became more relaxed ...

SHE has been hailed as reggae royalty and crowned the Queen of Ska, but Jamaican star Susan Cadogan ... “I just sing about life. It is quite old fashioned and with a lot of heart; I follow ...

The Nine Ton Peanuts play a mix of old school ska, Jamaican boogie, rhythm n blues, soul, rocksteady and reggae. Their set is almost entirely original compostions by band leader Sir Bald Diddley ...

Celebrating 20 years in the game, The Nine Ton Peanuts play a mix of old school ska, Jamaican boogie, rhythm n blues, soul, rocksteady and reggae. Their set is almost entirely original ...