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Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Moments in Heaven
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – 花ふぶき～愛だろ、愛っ。～

From Best (1989-1997): Epic Records ESCL 2333 [Buy]

Another discovery from my trip to Japan last year. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. The name says it all really. They play everything from ska “standards” like Caravan through to funk with Bernard Purdie and the Sesame Street theme. They’ve been doing it since 1985, perform all around the world, have their own Wikipedia entry and sound like they’re still having the time of their lives.

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires – Sunjet Jump Up
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires – Love Me Forever
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires – Wings of a Dove
From 45 rpm singles – The Blues Busters 2001, 2002, 2003

We finish this series of “Carribean Mondays” with a triple whammy from Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. Born in 1935 to an afro-Jamaican mother and Chinese father, Byron Lee is one of the many legends of Jamaican music, a consummate performer and astute businessman, and was probably the most internationally recognised star of Jamaican music in the 1960s.