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SKATALITES LIVE
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United Press International, SKATALITES LIVE >>
When The Skatalites played St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2001, the band was surprised by the international response. One pair of Russian musicians traveled more than 8,000 miles by train from Vladavirstock, playing their own brand of Russian acoustic reggae along the way to help pay their expenses. Latin American fans have been known to journey to Europe to catch a glimpse of the founders os ska, who rarely play South America, which is having a ska renaissance of its own. Japan is ska mad, too, where tribute band The Skaflames have a solid following and have shared the stage with the ska forefathers. On a recent Skatalites tour in Japan, one young Japanese woman arrived with saxophone in hand, songs memorized, ready to play along. By the end of this year's tour, the Skatalites will have performed on every continent. Celebrating international unity, World Village Records (Harmonia Mundi) releases "From Paris With Love" May 13. The album was recorded in Paris and named after the skaliciously adapted film theme, "From Russia with Love." 05/06/03
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