"Without ska, there is no reggae. Without the Skatalites, there is no ska."
It's hard to overstate the importance of the Skatalites for the development of Jamaican music over the past 60 years.
They began life in the early 1960s as a loose group of Jamaica's top session musicians playing together in various studious and producing hit record after hit record. Working closely with icons such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, the Skatalites have shaped the essence of ska and reggae for almost 60 years.
Celebrating their 60th anniversary, they bring their legendary sound to EartH Theatre this July.
