SKATALITES - LIVE AT THE LOKERSE FESTIVAL
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SUMMARY:
Two performances filmed at the Lokersee Festival in Belgium in 1997 and 2002.
Disc One - 1 hr, 18 min, 3 sec:
1997: Freedom Sound; Man In The Street; Guns Of Navarone; El Pussycat; James Bond Theme; Sugar, Sugar; Nice Time; Medley: Simmer Down/Turn Your Lamp Down Low; Rockfort Rock El Cumbanchero); Latin Goes Ska; Phoenix City; Freedom Sound – Reprise.
Disc Two - 1 hr, 13 min, 26 sec:
2002: Freedom Sound; Eastern Standard Time; James Bond Theme; Guns Of Navarone; Can’t You See; Simmer Down/Turn Your Lamp Down Low; Swing Easy; El Pussycat; The Vow; Phoenix City; Freedom Sound – Reprise.
Reggae, 2005
Concert - One: 1 Hour 18 Mins 3 Secs
Concert - Two: 1 Hour 13 Mins 26 Secs
FORMATS: DVD9 + Audio CD
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2005
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: Worldwide excluding the EU, Japan and Turkey.
RIGHTS AVAILABLE: All rights including bonus audio CD (bundled with DVD only)
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES :
- On Tour With The Skatalites: In this documentary film we see the group rehearsing, warming up and playing on stage. We meet several of the members of the band, both old and new, who talk about themselves, how they joined the band, their music and The Skatalites, both then and now. (17 Mins 05 Secs)
- History: A year-by-year run-down of the group’s achievements since it was first formed.
- Discography: Static
- Slideshow: 1 Minute
- Audio CD of highlights from both concerts
DETAILED SYNOPSIS:
The World’s most influential reggae group, The Skatalites have been producing music of the finest calibre for over forty years, either as a group or individually as players on countless reggae classics.
Formed in Jamaica in 1964 by several of the island’s finest session musicians, The Skatalites’ unique fusion of boogie-woogie, R&B, Jazz, mento, calypso and African rhythms introduced the World to ska, which in turn evolved into today’s modern reggae sound.
The original group broke up in 1965 after a short eighteen months of existence, leaving its members to pursue solo careers for a number of years. Their recording of ‘Guns Of Navarone’ even made the U.K. singles charts in 1967, becoming one of the first-ever ska hits.
The group reformed for the first time in 1975 and several times again in the years since, playing concerts throughout the World and recording a series of critically-acclaimed albums - they were Grammy Award-nominated in both 1996 and 1997 for best reggae album.
Not surprising for a group of its size and longevity, The Skatalites has seen a number of personnel changes over the years, yet has always maintained its superb level of musicianship and has prided itself in carrying on the innovative spirit of the original group. The two performances making up this DVD, filmed at the Lokersee Festival in Belgium in 1997 and 2002, are clear evidence of this.
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