Sweeping The Nation — Compared to the two years either side of it, 1972 is a fascinating transitional year. Paul McCartney got banned by the Beeb for Give Ireland Back To The Irish, Led Zeppelin got banned from Singapore for their long hair, John Lennon was nearly banned ... more info

Core News — “Mary Anne is joined by Ken Stewart of The Skatalites for an epiphany of why ska is the greatest genre of them all! The Skatalites began performing in 1964 and, with their first LP ‘Ska Authentic’, toured Jamaica as “the creators of ska”. I... more info

Core News — “Rodigan pays tribute to Prince Buster and catches up with Jah9, who talks about her new album. The scorcher is ‘Ask My Granny’ from Queen Ifrica.” Check out other David Rodigan shows in my archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music ... more info

BBC News - UK — Madness pay tribute to ska legend Prince Buster as they play Radio 2's festival in a day at Hyde Park. more info

New York Times — The performer and producer transformed Jamaican music in the 1960s, generating hundreds of songs with an emphasis on the backbeat. more info

BBC News - UK — The pioneering musician Prince Buster, who shaped Jamaican music and influenced lots of British Ska bands, has died. We hear from a fan on how he got his nickname more info

Time — The prominent British ska groups of the 1980s — acts like Madness and The Specials — have been said to owe a musical debt to Buster more info

Stereogum — Jamaican musician and producer Prince Buster, who helped pioneer ska music in the early 1960s, has died, The Jamaica Observer reports. He had reportedly been in poor health following a series of strokes in recent years. He was 78. Born Cecil Bustamen... more info

BBC News - UK — Cecil Bustamente Campbell the ska pioneer known by the stage name of Prince Buster dies at the age of 78. more info

NME — Jamaican singer-songwriter-producer was a major influence on the UK's late-'70s ska revival more info