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King Hammond
King Hammond is Nick Welsh former member of Bad Manners, The Selecter & Skaville UK. He has worked with & produced artists like Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken, Dave Barker, Judge Dread & Lee 'Scratch' Perry. King Hammonds first album 'Revolution 70' was released in 1989 and after a 21 year gap has just released a new CD 'The King & I' on N.1. Records. Nick also writes music for TV,Films & Computer games.
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The Skapones
The Skapones are a new ska band based in the Tees Valley in England, featuring members and former musicians from The G Men, The Ska Beats, Major Accident and The Matics, along with the UK's No.1 tribute to Elton John on keyboards. The seven piece ensemble got together to play a music that they all love, and the chaps intend to perform a selection of 2 Tone anthems and other foot stomping tunes, with the objective of making you dance and smile.
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AKA The Syndicate
AKA The Syndicate are a collective of musicians from a variety of ska, reggae & punk bands – who all have a common goal - to create new and exciting original music! They released their self-titled debut album, full of original ska, reggae and punk influenced music in 2021 which saw one song stand out, capturing the zeitgeist of the times. In response, the group pieced together a remote music video, an anthem of isolation titled 'Hands Up (Who's Coming With me) which was followed by the moody " Two sides of the City" Their debut album was described by Scootering Magazine as “A pop-tinged reggae album that brings to mind a wide variety of other bands, from Madness at their most successful to very early UB40, and maybe even a hint of No Doubt thrown in for good measure." Their second album 'It's Our World' was released in 2023 to rave reviews and the same can be described to their live shows, but the only way to know this is buy a ticket and catch AKA The Syndicate live
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