Before reggae, there was ska. This genre was indeed Jamaica’s first legitimate ‘pop’ music form, from which all others like rocksteady, reggae, and dancehall evolved.
Here we present a playlist of some ska classics, with links to iTunes and Amazon to purchase.
- Jamaica Ska – Byron Lee & The Dragonnaires
- My Boy Lollipop – Millie Small
- Oh Henry – Millie Small
- Simmer Down – Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Oil In my Lamp – Monty Morris
- Sammy Dead – Monty Morris
- Lion of Judah – Delroy Wilson
- Never Grow Old – Toots & The Maytals
- Trust No Man – Jimmy Cliff
- Wash Wash – Prince Buster
- One Hand Washes the Other – Prince Buster
- Remember I Told You – The Techniques
- Rough and Tough – Stranger Cole
- When I Call Your Name – Stranger Cole & Patsy Todd
- World’s Fair – Stranger Cole & Ken Boothe
- Arte Bella – Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole
- Ooh La La – Roy & Yvonne
- Shame and Scandal – Blues Busters
- Donna – Blues Busters
- Ska-Boo-Da-Ba – The Skatalites
- Chinatown – The Skatalites
- Ska Beat – Alton Ellis
