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Boom Shacka Lacka Lynn Tait Special

“Boom Shacka Lacka” is a classic track and massive hit for Hopeton Lewis of course and one of my personal favorites. The flip side of the Duke Reid UK (DR 2505) release is a sweet instrumental version “Dynamite” credite to Tommy McCook. It’s also a monthly dance party in London’s Soho! Their next event is [...]

More Lynn Tait Tributes

Read the obituary from the two main Jamaican papers below:

Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Observer

Here’s a classic from the master himself.

Ska Wave Crashes This Weekend!

FYI: I’ll be spinning some tunes this weekend along with some good friends. Should be a blast. Weather should be cleared up by then and everything should be clean. Rev up those scooters and let’s take us back to ‘85!

If You’re Not In The Mood To Dance, Step Back, Grab Yourself A Seat.

100 Greatest Rocksteady Tunes (40-31)

The wonderful (and we can’t say that enough) DanceCrasher site updated their long running list of 100 greatest Rocksteady tunes back in December but we didn’t get it posted here so we’ll make up for it now. They present another amazing collection of label art, stories and sound clips of some of the most outstanding [...]

Now Bow Your Hips…….

Still wondering how to do the ska? That’s ok – if the video didn’t help then here are some actual written instructions. It’s a fun little piece from some cats in Japan called SkaMania Sound System.

Check it out here: www.skamania.at.infoseek.co.jp