A history of vinyl feature would not be complete without a mention of the exuberance Ska music that captured the imagination of the music world gaining popularity throughout Europe and the rest of the world including the Australia, United States, Japan, China, Africa, and even India to name a few. The Skatalites band is still going strong; they not long ago made an appearance at the Blackheath Centre in the UK 2001-07-04. The Ska has experience numerous wave of revival. The Ska has refused to die. What is it about the Ska? Why it is that since the early sixties when it was first urbanized in Jamaica to experience such world wide popularity! In the 1970's it's of revival by the two-tone recording studio in the United Kingdom? Then again throughout Europe, and a fourth wave in the United States, now it is here again, but the original ska sound can never be regained. It’s the musical genre that has refused to go away, no other genre of music has created such great impact upon world of music! It is now more than 5 generations since the Ska first appeared on the melodic scenario of the music world in the 60's. Since the early 1940's, Jamaica had taken on board and personalised many forms of American musical styles. By the time World War II ended, there has been innumerable amount of bands in Jamaica playing the dances. Assemblage such like Eric Deans Orchestra, featuring the top Jamaican Trombone genius; Don Drummond. Don Drummond and the masterful enigmatic guitarist, Ernest Ranglin were the two ambassadors of ska music era, and at one time Don Drummond was rated in the top 4 of all time great trombonist in the world. Earnest Ranglin is Jamaica greatest jazz guitarist. Don was the ska music writer and Earnest was the arranger. |
