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Skatalites headline Lawrence University Ska-Fest
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REPORTER, Fond Du Lac, WI, Skatalites headline Lawrence University Ska-Fest >>
APPLETON- One of the genre's most legendary performers, Jamaica's own Skatalites highlight Saturday's "Skappleton 2003," Lawrence University's annual salute to ska.
The Skatalites will close an 11-hour "skavaganza" on Saturday that features 13 bands on two stages in Lawrence's Buchanan Kiewit Recreation Center.
Doors open at noon with music beginning at 1 p.m. Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased in advance by calling (920) 832-6749.
Formed in the early 1960s, the Grammy-nominated Skatalites - a one-time backing band for reggae legend Bob Marley - are counted among the earliest founders of the ska sound.
It is an upbeat, danceable brand of music, an up-tempo cousin of reggae with an affinity for horns and socially conscious lyrics. It combines the musical influences of calypso, jazz, blues and swing.
Skappleton 2003 schedule
Stage 1
*1:00-1:45 p.m. - The Otis Coates.
*2:30-3:15 p.m. - Captain Salisbury.
*4:00-4:45 p.m. - The Afterbeat.
*5:30-6:15 p.m. - Something To Do.
*7:00-7:45 p.m. - Out of Line.
*8:30-9:30 p.m. - The Allstonians.
*11:00 p.m.-midnight - The Skatalites.
Stage 2
*1:45-2:30 p.m. - Magnum Opus.
*3:15-4:00 p.m. - The Zvooks.
*4:45-5:30 p.m. - Hired Geeks.
*6:15-7:00 p.m. - Stamp'd.
*7:45-8:30 p.m. - IV4K.
*10:00-11:00 p.m. - The Toasters.
*For more information visit www.skappleton.com/default.asp. 05/15/03
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