![]() ![]() If you are lucky enough for them to come to your town, you don’t have much choice not to go. Over twenty years later, The English Beat was reborn into two separate groups – one led by Ranking Rodger, and one by Dave Wakeling. Their music has been featured in several soundtracks, has been covered by countless bands including The Who, and you’d be hard pressed to find a person who hasn’t heard an English Beat song. The English Beat broke up after only three studio albums. ![]() Musicians like Dammers, The Specials, and The English Beat were the faces of the next generation of ska. This new evolution was named “two tone ska”, after one of its founders’ (Jerry Dammers) record company. The English breathed new life into the old music by adding a slight touch of true punk attitude. So, ska migrated 7,483 kilometers to the north east. Ska was a big hit in the late fifties and sixties, but by the late seventies, it needed to be revitalized. ![]() This beautiful combination was called Ska. Jamaican musicians, Clement “Coxone” Dodd, and Duke Read got together in the late fifties and blended calypso music with jazz to create a new genre. ![]()
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