Various - This Is Ska stash Initially a marginalised phenomenon

Initially a marginalised phenomenon

There's an off-the-cuff wit to the songwriting

The Mo-dettes were NEVER a ‰Û÷Mod‰۪ band ‰ÛÒ can we just clear that up

recorded in one-day

a riff or a beat and see what happens

Various - This Is Ska stash Initially a marginalised phenomenonIn 1964, local politician and record label owner Edward Seaga organised a showcase of Jamaican music to perform at the New York World' s Fair. Seaga, who would later become Jamaica' s Prime Minister, also hosted this show at the Sombrero Club in Kingston, one of a handful of clubs where the pioneers of ska and rocksteady made their name. Luckily for us, the BBC were there to film it. Listen to the earliest recorded live performances of future stars