One of the most active of the Jamaican old stars is certainly WINSTON FRANCIS. Born in Kingston Jamaica in 1948, his vita reads with pleasure for every reggae lover. There is talk of collaborations with Bob Andy, Dennis Brown or Bob Marley. Once again, Rude Rich & the High Notes are at his side - after various reshuffles now in outstanding form and seemingly better than ever. This cooperation was once again very fruitful. Like the fist on the eye, the fact that the record was mixed by the wonderful Nico Leonard, mastermind of the Moon Invaders in his 'Pum Pum Hotel in Belgium' fits.

A French export hit since 1995 are WESTERN SPECIAL from Reims, the capital of Champagne. With talent, musical craftsmanship and open hearts, they have found their very own authentic style over the years. The Jamaican Sound of the 60s

40 Jamaican Rude Boy Sounds!

Early Reggae Compilation

Early Reggae Compilation, 40 tracks on 2 CD's

Pum Pum what? This "hotel" is by no means a descent in the traditional sense, but rather the studio that Moon Invaders and Caroloregians – founder Nico Leonard set up in 2008 in the heart (namely the red light district) of the Belgian working-class city of Charleroi, in order to play wonderful ska and reggae tunes with beautifully antiquated analog technology. There are mostly exclusive songs by old master Pat Kelly, of course also from the Moon Invaders and the Caroloregians, but also other traditional acts like the Ratazanas and the Red Soul Community. In addition, unknown formations like The Twin Spans, Bassy Riddim, Nicky Black & the Mystery Strings and others. Trendy very organ-heavy, Upsetters let salute. (Source: moloko-plus.de)

Sampler of some reggae and soul acts of the Angel City label from Los Angeles

Huge compilation with American Ska/ Reggae Bands on 4 CD's!

23 bands from 10 countries provide plenty of variety on this really successful compilation. Even if the partly unreleased songs have little in common with traditional ska; Friends of the modern offbeat are guaranteed to discover one or the other treasure between the Japanese scapulars "Nicotine" and the Spanish Routiniers "Skarlatines"

Roots Reggae Compilation

Compilation with 19 bands around the globe from the fields of Trad. Ska, Ska Punk and Reggae

On 'Blue Beat In My Soul' the style of the 'Blue Beat' (synonym for the ska, rocksteady and reggae in the 60's, was created by the label 'Blue Beat Records') in the form of this CD is taken into account. - Together the sampler was produced by Siggi Seide, who hosts the eponymous show on 'Radio FLORA' from Hannover every second Sunday of the month, and what was then pressed by 'Nasty-Vinyl' is neatly produced: bands like Godzilla, Rudy Willy's Soundsystem, the Calamities, Ska Trek and Schwarz Auf Weiss and many others are absolutely worth listening to here."

Best-Of album of the Legendary Jamaican troupe with all the big hits.

With the fourth album of the Dutch Early Reggae Sensation, the band is breaking new ground! In addition to the typical upsession reggae and ska sound, there are also some Calypso numbers to be heard here. And if that weren't enough they have invited the reggae and dub old master Lee Scratch Perry as support, who enriches the album with brisk sayings and toastings. Unlimited purchase recommendation for every reggae fan!

The Netherlands has long been a spearhead in Europe with bands such as Mr. Review and Rude Rich & The High Notes. Since 2005 you have to add to this list the upsessions around singer/guitarist Boss van Trigt, who now present their third album with "Below The Belt". They have learned their lesson between Toots and the Maytals and The Meters really thoroughly. The melange of grooving rhythm section, rousing organ sound and rich voice works true wonders. And while the Dutch present an extremely danceable first single with "Beat Me Reggae", the remaining 11 pieces offer hardly any weaknesses. The Upsessions, which dance live across the stage in tracksuits, have energy for 12 rounds.

The Dutch UPSESSIONS present on "Beat You Reggae", apart from small soul and rocksteady excursions, (almost) exclusively well-kept early (skinhead) reggae. Everything fits here! The 13 pieces all sound very authentic, and those who like to ride the 69 retro train will be well served here.

Since the early eighties of the last millennium, the toasters have been on the road in terms of ska, giving the dinosaurs the scene. Given the biblical age at which the bread roasters find themselves, it is not surprising that after the tragic divorce of the first ska label after the Crusades, Bucket Hingley's Moon Ska NYC, it took them three years to find a new nursing home for their next disc. In the spirit of a well-oiled network, they have found their home on Asian Man, Jump Up!, Grover and the various Moon Ska offshoots. At a typically high level, social criticism is sometimes presented, sometimes lamented about supposed friends, but also the way to the party in Rio is described. (Source: allska.de)

Here comes authentic traditional fabric, vintage ska, rocksteady, somewhere in between, incredibly warm and charmingly interpreted. The 7-member troupe with multi-ethnic roots truly conveys a wonderful old-school feeling and we wouldn't know better, we would consider the recordings to be a find from about 50 years ago. The wind band evokes pleasant memories of Don Drummond and his special sound at the Skatalites. They stand for the album as a silent godfather in the background, this spirit is ubiquitous on "Trouble in paradise". The Steady 45s, along with the Frightnrs, Soul Radicts and Jr. Thomas & the Volcanos, are currently the best in the Trad Ska range. (Source: Excerpt from Review by moloko-plus.de)

14 smooth, almost light-footed songs that invite you to skanken. including a cover version of Bob Dylan with "Wanted Man"

The music of The Skoidats is a mixture of ska, Oi!, jazz and punk. Unusual about the skoidats is the mixture of rough street punk and traditional ska. Therefore, both Oi! Fans as well as ska fans to their loyal listeners. This is exactly the brand of the band: Ska and Oi! to mix in such a way that ingenious music comes out of it! And the music of the Skoidats is therefore suitable for all situations of life: you can dance if you want, or plunge into punk rock. The energy that the band also spreads during their live performances is enormous and standing still is almost impossible.

The Australian power-skapunk septet announces with a new sweep! 10 songs that continue where the predecessor "See You In Hell" ended. For 8 years, the crew around singer and mastermind FRANCIS HARRISON has been offering impeccable live entertainment, which regularly even takes audiences who are not at home in the genre. The fact that this level is always maintained on their albums is clearly a plus. With atmospheric songs like Black Jack Swing, Buy More Shit, Pretend Friend or the RANCID cover Old Friend, THE RESIGNATORS prove their class again and highlight their individual touch with a little rockabilly and wave feeling in addition to influences from US acts like MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES or OPERATON IVY. Impeccable Ska-Punk Album!

With "Follow My Sound", The Prizefighters from Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota present their first work, which is stylistically located somewhere between Madness, Intensified and Hepcat. What is certain is that they are concerned with honestly made music and the recordings come along accordingly rough. The organ always weighs heavily in rhythm, the multi-voiced vocals provide variety and leave neither punk nor soulattitüde missing. Honestly made ska sound, straight out of the belly, from reggae to ska and back. "Follow My Sound" just.

The Italians play 2-tone / 3rd Wave Ska and are probably most likely to be compared to Scrapy. Good disc with danceable muck

The "Moonies" celebrate their tenth anniversary and thank their fan base with 14 brilliant tracks! Perfect mix of early reggae, rocksteady,ska,something R&B, soul etc., garnished with "Funky" winds and great vocals. Authentic Kingston sound made in Belgium.