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Ska music pioneer Prince Buster has died, aged 78

3269 days ago
NMEJamaican singer-songwriter-producer was a major influence on the UK's late-'70s ska revival more info

Prince Buster, ska pioneer, dies at 78

3269 days ago
BBC News - UKSka pioneer Prince Buster, who shaped the course of Jamaican music, dies at the age of 78 at his home in Miami. more info

reggae and ska icon Prince Buster, RIP

3269 days ago
Brooklyn VeganOne of the greats. There would have been no 2 Tone without him. Continue reading… more info

Pauline Black on 6 Music 2015-01-18 Mavericks

3867 days ago
Core News“Pauline Black from Ska sensation The Selecter brings you two hours of music on a theme of mavericks. Expect everything from PJ Harvey to Public Service Broadcasting to Prince Buster. Pauline Black is a British singer, broadcaster, actress and auth... more info

David Rodigan on 1Xtra 2014-07-13 Rare Prince Buster!

4056 days ago
Core News“Cherine is Rodigan’s Scorcher and there’s rare Prince Buster in Deep & Heavy. We also hear from Maxi Priest about his new album Easy To Love. Plus Chronixx, Mad Professor, Oldwan & Talisman and Addis Pablo are in Dub In The Echo Chamber and th... more info

Various Artists: Bass Culture 1: This Town Is Too Hot! – review

4774 days ago
Guardian Music(Nascente)Compilations of musical golden eras are likely to be defined by the motives of their curators. The four-volume series Bass Culture takes next month's 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence to chart the thrilling new independent sounds t... more info

Readers recommend: songs about addresses – results

4837 days ago
Guardian MusicWhen it comes to picking songs about addresses, you know where it's atLocation, location, location … last week we asked for your favourite songs about addresses. Musicians and songwriters have projected drama and mystery on to various buildings, or... more info

Old music: Roland Alphonso – James Bond

5011 days ago
Guardian MusicDr No was set in Jamaica, so why not record a joyful ska version of the the famous Bond theme?For those too young for punk and too bewildered by post-punk, in 1979 2-Tone was just the ticket. It also provided a handy route into ska, a genre of music ... more info

Readers recommend: songs about ancient history – results

5040 days ago
Guardian MusicThanks to your herculean efforts this week, we can dust off and put on display a rich list of historical recordsIt's been a week of excavation, a playlist painstakingly pieced together with valuable and neglected fragments covered by millennia of dus... more info

Little Roy and Young Legionnaire added to the Festival Republic Stage

5144 days ago
AltsoundsWith under six weeks to go to this year's *READING & LEEDS FESTIVAL*, two new acts have been added to the bill. *LITTLE ROY* cut his first single at the legendary Studio One in 1965 and grew up in Kingston surrounded by many of Jamaican music's big... more info

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