"This is Ska" 1964 documentary

Mark Frauenfelder 10:36 am Tue Sep 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/f0r1yj6GLME

Tony Verity, a broadcaster at Radio Jamaica in the 1960s, introduces the music and dance moves of Ska in this star-packed show. The Maytals are my favorite of the line-up:

Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Jamaican Ska

Eric ‘Monty’ Morris – Sammy Dead-O

Jimmy Cliff – One Eyed Jack

Prince Buster – Wash Wash

The Maytals – Treat Me Bad

The Maytals – She Will Never Let You Down

The Charmers – So Marie

Stranger Cole – Rough ‘N’ Tough

Roy & Yvonne – Two Roads Before Me

The Blues Busters – I Don’t Know

Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Sammy Dead-O

Jimmy Cliff – King Of Kings

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