As with every universal music style worthy of its name, ska and reggae also have dozens of acts claiming to be their pioneers. But not many of them can rightfully do it like the one and only Pioneers. The Jamaican band, originally formed in 1962 by brothers Sydney and Derrick Crooks...
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2 tone celebrates its fortieth year this year, and in effect, The Specials do too, as it is they who brought the style that fuses Jamaican ska and British punk rock to the surface, with band leader Jerry Dammers creating the first dedicated label, 2 Tone Records. Forty years later,...
17/09/2019 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm La Vela Puerca in London The Garage, London
15/09/2019 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm The Pioneers The Jazz Cafe, London
Going to Boomtown for the first time and solo, the levels of anticipation and nerves were extraordinarily immense. Was I really prepared for what many of my peers perceive as a non-stop, excessive party zone? Upon pitching my tent on Thursday evening and exploring as many of the fourteen districts...
07/09/2019 5:00 pm - 10:45 pm The Specials live in London | Gunnersby Park on Sat 7 Sept 2019 Gunnersville Festival, London
Playlist: ArianoFolk Festival 2019 (Ariano Irpino, Italy; Wednesday 14th to Sunday 18th August 2019)
We love it when music gives us the opportunity to travel and discover (more or less) hidden secrets, whether they’re in the form of sounds, artists or events. Ariano Folk Festival clearly belongs to the latter category, but every summer it helps us to unearth new inspirations, and we learn...
26/08/2019 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm House Of Common Festival 2019 - Madness & Very Special guests Clapham Common, London
