The influence : SKA !

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I think most people assume Tyber and I play primarily black music because our mum is black, but our dad has also been a huge influence. He used to be in the merchant navy and fell in love with ska when he spent some time in Jamaica. When he came back to London he became one of the first white promoters of ska and played regular club nights all over London with his Savoy Sound System. He met my mum at the Locarno Ballroom in Streatham, London and Tyber and I grew up listening to the Blues Busters, Lord Creator, the Skatalites and Otis Redding, to name a few. Dad's family has a music-hall background - playing the spoons, whacking washboards - so it's not surprising we've ended up as performers.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...family.family6

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dualers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLmvOEcNZ7w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pxY85o2TiM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzDwF7GfYvs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy5lOtq-Ilc


THE ORIGINAL: LORD CREATOR MAN FROM TRINIDAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq2kIAJEIpk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZEiDDbEMZ8


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Creator

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Lord Creator: Full Hundred Foundation SKA MAN !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT_86RsIJqY