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THE SKATALITES, MONIQUE POWELL (OF SAVE FERRIS)
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STRANGER, Seattle, WA, THE SKATALITES, MONIQUE POWELL (OF SAVE FERRIS) >>
(UW) CHARLES MUDEDE
The Skatalites are of course the gods of ska, a musical form which had yet another (and its weakest) resrugence in the mid-'90s. Founded at the very moment that modern Jamaican pop was coming into shape, 1964, the once 11-piece band continues to tour with three of its original members. But, really, where does one start or end with the Skatalites? Their still-expanding galaxy of songs ("Simmer Down," "Ska La Parisienne," " World's Fair," "James Bond Theme"); those big, bright horns and running (not walking) bass lines (that were created in the '70s to cool down to a reggae pace); their tight suits and soul voices. You don't start or end with the Skatalites, but succumb to the eternal return of their chop, chop, chop.
05/01/03
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