The Skatalites

The Skatalites

The Skatalites

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Latest Release

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  • At Music Mountain
  • June 2025
  • 9 Songs

Top Songs

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Swing Easy
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Guns Of Navarone
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Collie Bud
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Mouth A Massy
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Albums

  • Best Of Skatalites At Studio One

    Jun 2025 • 12 songs

  • Rebirth

    Jun 2025 • 8 songs

  • Desert Rose

    Mar 2025 • 1 song

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The Skatalites

Biography

With the exception of Bob Marley & the Wailers, no Jamaican musical group has been as important and influential as the Skatalites, and it's fair to say Marley's career would have been impossible without the groundwork laid by that group. More than a band, the Skatalites are an institution, an aggregation of top-notch musicians who didn't merely define the sound of Jamaica, but were the sound of Jamaica in the 1950s and '60s. Frequently credited as the originators of ska -- the musical mash-up of calypso, Caribbean mento, R&B, and rock & roll that pre-dated both reggae and rock...
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