The Skatalites
ReggaeThe Skatalites are a Jamaican music group that played a major role in popularising ska, the first truly Jamaican music... more
Latest Release
Skatalites In Dub
Reggae - 2025
Top Songs
Essential Albums
Ball of Fire
The Best of the Skatalites
Ska Authentic, Vol. 1
The Legendary Skatalites In...
Hi-Bop Ska
Essential Artist Collection...
Greetings From Skamania
Platinum Ska
The Skatalites Play Ska
Ska Authentic, Vol. 2
Stretching Out
Walk With Me
The Skatalite!
The Skatalites (Live)
Duke Reid Presents
Ska Voovee
The Authentic Sound of Tomm...
Live at the Belly Up
The Skatalite
Ska Splash
Ska Train - Single
Latin Goes Ska - Single
Fuera de Mi Vida - Single
Un Amor Violento - Single
Ska-Boo-Da-Ba
Albums
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About The Skatalites
The Skatalites are a Jamaican music group that played a major role in popularising ska, the first truly Jamaican music created by fusing boogie-woogie blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, mento, calypso, and African rhythms. They recorded many of their best known songs, including Guns of Navarone, in the period between 1964 and 1965, as well as played on records by Prince Buster and many other Jamaican artists. The founding members of the group were Tommy McCook Read more on Last.fmSource: Last.fm