Jerry Dammers

The legendary Jerry Dammers, 2-Tone icon and mainman with ska favourites The Specials. Dammer has also carved out a sizeable following as a DJ, playing retro-future mood music from jazz to library, electronic to dub, and was bestowed with Q Magazine's Lifetime Merit Award.

First Degree Burns

Since their formation in 2001, First Degree Burns have maintained a belief in creating a sound of invitingly innovative fusions, culminating in an exciting mix of live hip-hop, skank-driven ska and rootsy reggae. The skip-hop revolution has proved an intoxicating elixir, leaving everyone within 50ft of the stage writhing as if they were possessed and leaving audiences in fits of whooping and hollering, stunned by the irresistible slide trombone, eastern flavoured clarinet, passionately honest roots guitar, punchy upbeat percussion, heavy driving bass-lines, devil like DJ wizardry and lyrics encompassing everything from high velocity raps through to harmonious reggae anthems topped off with a slice of smooth saxiness!

Animal Circus

Animal Circus are a 4 piece band based in East London and their music is a mix of reggae, ska and good old fashioned rock n roll, all delivered with an authentic punk DIY ethic. Through live shows, social networking and giving their debut album away for free, they've achieved great buzz and hype on the London gig circuit in a very short amount of time.

Pioneers (1)

Tidy funk jams rolled into delectable indie-pop with ska-like'Kid British' overtones. Boundless energy, classic lyrics, sprinkled with instrumental-mayhem.

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