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Highlights!Jah Jazz Orchestra Is A Cross-Border Band Consisting Of Nine Jazz Musicians With A Passion For Roots, Ska, Rocksteady... And The Self-Imposed Mission Of Spreading Good Vibes Using Improvisation And Brilliant Jazz Technique As Weapons.This Ensemble Of Jazzmen Active On The Swiss, French And European Scene Goes Back To The Roots Of Ska - Initially, And In Extreme Summary, Is A Jamaican Take On American Jazz And Rhythm'n'blues - To Deliver Its Own Blend Of Groove, Improvisation And Big-Band Arrangements."Introducing Jah Jazz Orchestra" Is The Debut Album By This New Band.Description:This Debut Album Revisits Compositions From Jazz Legends Such As Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie And Joe Henderson As Well As Two Classics From The Skatalites Repertoire (Ska La Parisienne And King Solomon). The Original Arrangements Set These Tunes In Grooves Ranging From Classic Ska To Reggae, Strolling Through Rocksteady, With The Ever Presence Of Jamaican Jazz And The Influence Of Artists Such As The Skatalites, Ernest Ranglin, Jazz Jamaica_beyond This Diversity, The Unity Of "Introducing Jah Jazz Orchestra" Is Hinted At By Its Title: It Introduces The Listener To A New Band With A Distinctive Sound. A Powerful Horn Section That Can Build A Massive Wall Of Sound As Well As Intricate Lines And Fiery Solos. A Rock-Solid Rhythm Section That Knows How And When To React In An Interactive Way.The Twelve Tunes Presented In This Album, Recorded During An Intense Two-Day's Session, Reflect The Group's Spontaneity. The Resulting Music Is Fresh, Full Of Surprises, And Reflect The Facets Of Both Jazz And Jamaican Music: Light And Dark, Deep And Upbeat, Simple And Refined - Always Rooted In The Tradition.

A side is a Jamaican Independence festival tune from 1968. Foundation. Both here are great Rock Steady Vocal cuts.

A premium series of limited edition Japanese pressed 7"s - featuring unreleased and impossibly hard to find gems from the Duke Reid archives.

After 2 years since the last The Sound of Revolution, the ninth and much-anticipated new Los Fastidios album is coming on may the 16th of may 2019 on Kob Records (Italy) in collaboration with Potencial Hardcore (Madrid) and Fire and Flames Music (Kiel) !!!! Titled JOY JOY JOY, the new full lenght of this italian band on the road since 1991, includes 13 tracks in the classic Los Fastidios style, that's a winning blend of street sounds...streetpunk, ska, oi!, rocksteady, reggae, melodic punk and a touch of pop, sung in italian, spanish, english, a touch of french and for the first time also one song in german !!! 10 new songs, 2 cover songs "Ellos dicen mierda" of Basque Country band La Polla Records and "Joy Joy Joy" popular song in a funny ska version and the old Los Fastidios song "Guarda avanti" arranged in a new version. Many important special guests in the Joy Joy Joy album: Dirk & Elf (from the german band Slime) on vocals and guitar in the song "Schönen Cafe", Dj Koma aka Mauràs (italian hip hop) on vocals in the the song "Il suono della strada", Elisa Dixan (tour manager of the band and co-owner of Kob Records) on vocals in the song "A message pour toi", Fulvio & Lorenzo (from the italian band Skassapunka) on backing vocals, De Veggent on the keyboards on 3 songs, Giotanni (of the italian band Ashpipe) on violin in the song "Marichiweu" and the really special guest Paul Heaton (singer of the legendary UK bands The Housemartins & The Beatiful South, relevant bands since ever for Enrico, singer of Los Fastidios) on vocals in the song "I have a dream". An album that captures attention from the outset, presenting various styles from the first track. The messages in the songs are easily understood but also deeply meaningful, familiar and enjoyable to long-time fans of the band, and which will hopefully capture many new fans to Los Fastidios. So, are you ready for 13 songs that's going to drive everybody insane over the next months? Move your feet, shake your legs and sing proud, Joy Joy Joy is coming !!!

Over 50 minutes of classic traditional ska from the Founding Fathers of ska The Skatalites and the Godfather of ska Laurel Aitken! - This historic recording represents the reunion of these two groundbreaking artists in 1996 some 30 years after their original meeting in Jamaica! - The studio tracks feature excellent new versions of Aitkins classics "Rudy Boy Dreams" and "It's Too Late" plus Skatalites performing "Come Down!"