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The Story Of Trojan Records

CD 1: 01 Return Of Django -The Upsetters 02 Red Red Wine - Tony Tribe 03 Long Shot Kick De Bucket - The Pioneers 04 Liquidator - Harry J Allstars 05 Elizabethan Reggae - Boris Gardiner, The Love People 06 Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff 07 Sweet Sensation - The...

The Offenders

The new sensation of 2tone ska revival! Formed back in 2005,in Cosenza (Italy) by vocalist/songwriter Valerio (as drummer in that time), Offenders became popular in the European Ska Scene at the end of 2007, after the release of the top single “Hooligan Reggae”... Since then,...

RED SOUL COMMUNITY

In 2005 Derrick Morgan´s Moon Hop was playing in a stereo in Granada. A few minutes later, Red Soul Community´s first song was born. Five years after that, they have backed Mr Symarip and Chris Murray up, have released an Ep with Liquidator Records, have appear in compilations,...

Blechreiz

Blechreiz is a German ska band founded in 1983 in southern Berlin. Along with Skaos from Bavarian Krumbach, No Sports, The Braces from Jülich, El Bosso & die Ping-Pongs from Munster and The Busters from Wiesloch, Blechreiz was one of the pioneers of the German ska scene...

SOULJAH

Souljah was formed back in 1998. At first, it was named Arigatoo. Then along with the expanding music that Souljah made, Souljah decided to change the name to Souljah at 2005. With Arigatoo, Souljah did some compilation albums; one with Authority Records from...

The Expanders

The Expanders began playing reggae music together in the summer of 2003, and today are one of the most respected and hardest working reggae bands in Southern California. They have come to be known for their vintage "rockers" style of reggae, played in the tradition of classic...

Melbourne Ska Orchestra

In 2003, the time was right. A world-record attempt to have the largest number of horn players on stage at the same time playing the ska-skank saw a slew of musicians take the stage at St Kilda’s Gershwin Room, and although nobody remembered to check if the record had actually ...

PRESSURE COOKER

We are Pressure Cooker. We play roots reggae, rocksteady and ska music. We are proudly based in Boston, Mass. and have been making original music since 1997. We've released seven full-length albums and performed live over the past 15 years, with some of the greats of the genre...

Subculture Film by Don letts

Don Letts has been joining the countercultural dots for almost forty years, coming to notoriety in London during the late 1970s, running Acme Attractions and introducing an entire generation of punks to reggae as DJ at the Roxy Club. Now, as Fred Perry approaches its 60th ...

Marley: A Film By Keven Macdonald (2012)

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Marley is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom....