Tag: reggae

Dumplins ska night in London

We mentioned the first night on here, which apparently went down very well, so now a second instalment of Dumplins is incoming. It takes place on February 19th 2011, a ska, rocksteady and early reggae night with live bands and DJs at The Horatia, 98-102 Holloway Road, London N7 8JE. […]

Dumplins ska night in London

A mix of live music and DJs – and all for free at Dumplins at the Horatia in London. It's a ska night, with two lives bands – the Cabstars and The Estimators, plus DJ Trojan Pete playing 'Highly Flamable Ska, Rocksteady and Early Reggae'. The launch night is on […]

Set The Tone 67 – 2011 dates

If you fancy some ska in your life, Set The Tone 67 has announced its dates for 2011, but pay close attention – they're not straightforward. But the next one is. Taking place at the Social, 5 Little Portland Street, London W1 on on 22nd January, it's the 7th birthday […]

Carousel night in London

A new night is launching in London, courtesy of Tim 'Mind Yuh Business' Keenoy, going by the name of Carousel. The first night is on Saturday 29th January 2011 at The Half Moon, 10 Half Moon Lane, London SE24 9HU with ska band The Topcats playing live and direct with […]

BBC Four does reggae

February sounds an interesting month on BBC Four, headed up by shows on reggae on Friday 11th and Friday 18th February. Two new documentaries will show, Reggae Britannia and Toots And The Maytals – Reggae Got Soul, along with a specially filmed Reggae Britannia At The Barbican concert and Reggae […]

The Skatalites live in London

Once described by Rolling Stone magazine as 'Jamaica's answer to the Motown house band and Booker T. and the MG's combined', The Skatalites are playing live in London for one night only – Wednesday 24th November. It's the band's first London date for two years, this time with a line-up […]

Everybody Ska night in Manchester

If ska is your thing and you happen to be in the north west, you might want to check out Everybody Ska, which takes place on Saturday 18th September 2010. Described as 'a club night of original reggae, rocksteady, ska, early roots and Two Tone', the selectors are Me Mass […]

Mind Yuh Business – October

Still a bit of time before the event, but you might want to make a note in your diary for the upcoming Mind Yuh Business. The date is Saturday October 16th, with the night being a double header with leading London ska club Set The Tone 67. So expect two […]