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With The Skatalites

Mary Anne Hobbs is joined by Ken Stewart of The Skatalites for a Three Minute Epiphany on why ska is the greatest genre of them all!

Mary Anne is joined by Ken Stewart of The Skatalites for an epiphany of why ska is the greatest genre of them all!

The Skatalites began performing in 1964 and, with their first LP 'Ska Authentic', toured Jamaica as "the creators of ska". In the years that followed, they worked with producers including Prince Buster, and played with numerous high-profile artists including Desmond Dekker, The Wailers, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.

In 1983, after a twenty year hiatus, they reformed, and have been touring and recording ever since. Their most recent release 'Platinum Ska' dropped in 2016.

To celebrate their longevity, Mary Anne is extending Steve Lamacq's Ska Christmas Party by playing some of her favourite tunes to skank to. If you've got a favourite, send it in!

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Sat 17 Dec 2016 07:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Roni Size

    Heroes

    • Talkin' Loud 鈥�.

  • Whyte Horses

    The Snowfalls

    • CRC Recordings.

  • John Holt

    Ali Baba

    • Trojan Records.

  • Band of Horses

    No One's Gonna Love You

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Sub Pop.

  • Lung Dart

    Wrung Out

  • The Ronettes

    Sleigh Ride

    • ABKCO.

  • Agnes Obel

    It's Happening Again

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Super Furry Animals

    Hello Sunshine (6 Music Live at Maida Vale)

  • Orange Juice

    I Can't Help Myself

    • Polydor.

  • The Beat

    Side To Side (feat. Ranking Roger)

    • DMF Records.

  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

    Lady Day And John Coltrane

    • Ghetto Style.
    • Camden.
    • 14.

  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

  • Jagwar Ma

    Ordinary

    • Marathon Artists.

  • Nas

    Hip Hop Is Dead

    • Hip Hop Is Dead.
    • Def Jam.

  • Sunriser

    • The Comet Is Coming

      Final Eclipse

  • The Teardrop Explodes

    Passionate Friend

    • ISLAND.

  • Laura Marling

    Soothing

    • Semper Femina.
    • More Alarming Records / Kobalt.

  • The Selecter & The Beat

    Enjoy Yourself

  • Shaun Keaveny, Rod Stewart, Bernard Butler & Mark King

    Please Don't Get Me Anything For Christmas

  • Boxed In

    Melt

    • Nettwerk Records.

  • Ian Brown

    F.E.A.R.

    • POLYDOR.

  • Swans

    Finally, Peace

    • Mute.

  • Elastica

    Line Up

    • Deceptive Records.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Hate To See You Go

    • Promotone B.V/International Music B.V..

  • Joni Mitchell

    River

    • Reprise.

  • Pretenders

    Alone

    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Bad Manners

    Special Brew

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1980 (Va).
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Dan Kye

    Change

  • Alabama Shakes

    Future People (Radio 1 Session, 11 May 2015)

  • SBTRKT

    Pharaohs (feat. Roses Gabor)

    • Young Turks.

  • Car Seat Headrest

    Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales

    • Matador.

  • The Skatalites: The Joy of Ska

    • The Skatalites

      Ball Of Fire

      • Universal.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Time Tough

    • Trojan.

  • King Creosote

    Surface

    • Domino.

  • Chuck Berry

    Run Rudolph Run

    • Chuck Berry - The Chess Years (Cd 2).
    • Chess.

  • Queens of the Stone Age

    No One Knows

    • Interscope.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    C-h-e-m-i-c-a-l

    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Pump It Up

    • IMP Records.

  • Wilco

    Someone To Lose

    • dBpm Records.

  • New Order

    Bizarre Love Triangle (6 Music Session, 9 Oct 2015)

  • Flying Lotus

    Do The Astral Plane

  • Byron Lee & The Dragonaires

    Jamaica Ska

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Dec 2016 07:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music