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Rico Rodriguez

Emmanuel Rodriguez (Rico, Reco, El Reco) (b. 1934) is a Jamaican trombonist. Born on 17th October 1934 in Kingston, Jamaica, by the age of ten he had learnt to play the trombone from strict nuns. In the 1950s, Rodriguez became a Rasta, and became closely musically related to Rasta drummer Count Ossie. He recorded with many producers, including Prince Buster and Lloyd 'Matador' Daley. In 1961, Rodriguez moved to Eng;and, where he continued to play in reggae bands.

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Skaville UK

Skaville UK are a two-tone ska supergroup. Made up of Nick Welsh (vocals, bass - formerly of Bad Manners and The Selecter), Louis Alphonso (vocals, guitar, also ex-Bad Manners), Martin Stewart (keyboards, ex-Bad Manners) and Al Fletcher (drummer, former member of Lee Perry 's band). The band regularly tour with Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers.

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The Hotknives

Ska legends The Hotknives were originally formed in 1982 in England by a group of friends interested in ska, dub, reggae and Northern Soul. They recorded two live albums, "Live at the boatman" and "Live and Skanking" before recording their first studio album, "The Way Things Are" in 1989. Having reached the top of the 3rd Wave ska scene and been banned from Radio in the UK, the band decided to call it a day in 1993.

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The Puzzles

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Duck Soup

Duck Soup is a danish ska band. They play 2 tone ska, and are clearly inspired by bands as the Specials, The Selecter and The (English) Beat. The band kicked off back in 1982, during the punk- and mod revival movement in Denmark. The band broke up in 1984, but decided to reestablish it again 9 years after. Since then they have played a loadful of concerts, released one full-length album (Planet Ska, 1998) and starred on a couple of compilations as well. The band is still playing live, and a new album is said to be on it's way.

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Brotherhood of the Lake

Brotherhood Of The Lake, formed in Plymouth, Devon, are a band intent on creating innovative, heavy music based around solid song writing and an energetic live show. Having toured the UK with Arizona’s finest, The Bled and Brighton metallers Johnny Truant, and played countless shows with some of the biggest names in underground heavy music, such as Architects, The Blackout, The Chariot, Misery Signals, Terror, The Abominable Iron Sloth, Emmure, Dead Swans, August Burns Red, Protest The Hero, The Ghost Of A Thousand...

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