The Skatoons are a 7 piece Ska band formed early in 2004. The group are based in Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
So what is Ska Music? First and foremost ska is dance music. It began in the early 60´s in Kingston, Jamaica at the time of the Jamaican independence. It was a mixture of caribbean rhythms and songs of the time. Ska was brought over to Britain via West Indian immigration where it also became known as Blue Beat which attracted interest from the original British skinheads and Mods. Back in Jamaica the music began to slow down a little and so evolved Rock Steady and later Reggae.
In the summer of ´79 a Ska revival began in the UK and the youth learned how to dance again. After three years of pogo-ing to the sound of punk, it was time to skank to the sound of Ska and providing the music backdrop was the 2-tone scene, a multi racial sound that filled the dance floors of live venues. along came bands such as The Specials, Madness, selector and Bad Manners.
Now in Lanzarote, Ska has arrived. The Skatoons have recaptured the sound of the original Jamaican and the UK revival scene. The Skatoons have already had several sell out, foot stomping gigs throughout Lanzarote.
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