On Stage: Skatalites still have the beat
Ska legends hit Philly with new album, show this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Skatalites
In the 1970s, ska music became very popular in the United Kingdom with the emergence of the 2 Tone scene — a movement that included popular bands such as the Specials, the Beat and The Selecter. That was the second wave of ska.
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the...