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The Skatalites

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Reggae music
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Pioneers of Jamaican ska, The Skatalites helped define the genre and left a lasting legacy in the UK and across the world. Originally a collection of 10 jazz and calypso musicians who were working for Coxsone Dodd at the legendary Studio One, the band were in at the birth of the genre when, alongside Prince Buster and Duke Reid, Dodd sought to create a new form of shuffling, choppy, dance music by mixing calypso with American R&B. Billing themselves as "the creators of ska", the band released debut album Ska Authentic (1964) and worked with the likes of The Wailers, Desmond Dekke...
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Freedom SoundsThe Skatalites
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Guns of NavaroneMadlib and The Skatalites
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Simmer DownThe Skatalites
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Guns of NavaroneOne Step Beyond and The Skatalites
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ConfuciusThe Skatalites
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Rude Boy DreamsLaurel Aitken and The Skatalites
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Freedom SoundsThe Skatalites

Ball of Fire

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Guns of NavaroneMadlib and The Skatalites

Guns of Navarone: The Best of the Skatalites

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Simmer DownThe Skatalites

The Wailing Wailers

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Guns of NavaroneOne Step Beyond and The Skatalites

Trojan Originals Box Set

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ConfuciusThe Skatalites

Ska Boo-Da-Ba

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Rude Boy DreamsLaurel Aitken and The Skatalites

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