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Flamingo Cantina
11/28/2009 9:00 PM at The Skatalites! with The Mau Mau Chaplains {THIS SHOW IS 18+}
515 East 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78701
Cost: $15
More than a band, the Skatalites were and are an institution, an aggregation of top-notch musicians who didn’t merely define the sound of Jamaica, they were the sound of Jamaica across the ’50s and ’60s. Although the group existed in its original incarnation for less than 18 months, members brought their signature styles to hundreds upon hundreds of the island’s releases.
The instrumentals are the Skatalites glory. Songs like "Guns of Navarone," "Phoenix City," "Addis Ababa," "Silver Dollar," "Corner Stone," and "Blackberry Brandy," to name just a small handful of their most seminal cuts, not only defined the island’s sound, but created a whole new genre of music -- ska.
$15 tickets on sale at the club!
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