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The place to be is the Clapham Grand Theatre next month for 4 days of full on ska with no less than 22 bands and 10 DJ favourites and much more planned.

Showcasing the finest global talent from the Jamaican originators, the 2-Tone revival to current 21st century ska there is something for everyone. Headlining legends are Ken Booth, Bob & Marcia and reuniting for the first time since the 70s, the double barrel pairing of Dave & Ansel Collins.

From the UK, there’s The Beat (aka The English Beat) featuring the original driving force of the band, Dave Wakeling (best known for their hits from the first album including ‘Mirror In The Bathroom’ that was recently covered by Belleruche) and another one of our favourites, Sunday Best’s Dub Pistols.

Added to all this is a massive line up of DJs, from club specialists to band cameos, radio disc jockeys to JA legends, including Clive Chin, boss of Jamaica’s vital Impact!/Randys Records that celebrating the labels 50th anniversary (if you don’t know about Mr. Chin, check out his interview with Zoë’ Baxter that was broadcast on Resonance FM a couple of weeks ago; and there’s some special download mp3s on his myspace site - see links below), Linval Golding (The Specials), Mark Lamarr, Gaz Mayall (the lead vocalist and melodica player for The Trojans and compiler of many a ska CD, with the fantastic Gaz’s Rockin Blues), Rhoda “The Boiler” Dakar (Bodysnatchers/Special AKA), Wrongtom’s Ska Revue (as in last years’ Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom and many more.

As they say, “From its birth in Jamaica, Ska has come along way, morphing and inspiring every generation and reaching all corners of the world to form a rich tapestry so important to our musical history. This April we will once again be welcoming back to London this celebration of the wonderful world of SKA in all it’s colourful guises” - looks like a big one.

Links:
The London International Ska Festival -21-24 April 2011 The Clapham Grand Theatre, 21-25 St John’s Hill, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 1TT: Day tickets £39.50 // full 4 day ticket £129.99 www.londoninternationalskafestival.co.uk
Resonance 104.4fm Saturday, Zoë Baxter interviews the legendary Chinese Jamaican Reggae producer Mr Clive Chin. facebook.com/resonancefm
www.myspace.com/aboverockrecords
Lucky Cat: Clive Chin: 26 Apr 2010 … Last week I had the honour and the privilege of interviewing the legendary Chinese Jamaican Reggae producer Mr Clive Chin
http://luckykitty.blogspot.com
Cha Cha & Ranking Joe - One Day You`ll Know / versions (Randys) 10”
www.dubvendor.co.uk
Hollie Cook ‘That Very Night / Milk & Honey’ out 14th March 2011 - The debut single by Hollie Cook produced by Prince Fatty is out today on Mr Bongo Records
http://holliecook.bandcamp.com

Full line up:
KEN BOOTHE (Jamaica)*
THE ENGLISH BEAT with DAVE WAKELING
DAVE & ANSELL COLLINS (Jamaica)
BOB ANDY & MARCIA GRIFFITHS (Jamaica)*
OWEN GREY
JAMES HUNTER
THE SKA FLAMES (Japan)*
DUB PISTOLS
THE TROJANS
THE LOAFERS (one-off reformation)*
HOTKNIVES (orig.line up)*
BIM SKALA BIM (USA)*
GIULIANO PALMA & THE BLUEBEATERS (Italy)*
MAROON TOWN
INTENSIFIED
NAPOLEON SOLO (Denmark)*
THE CAROLOREGIANS (Belgium)
SKAOS (Germany)*
EJECTES (France)*
THE AMPHETAMEANIES (Scotland)
THE SIDEWALK DOCTORS
CARTOON VIOLENCE (Wales)
JIMMY THE SQUIRREL

DJS:
CLIVE CHIN (Randys)
LYNVAL GOLDING (The Specials)*
MARK LAMARR
GAZ MAYALL (Gazs Rockin Blues)
RHODA DAKAR (Bodysnatchers/Special AKA)
WRONGTOM
TOMMY ROCK-A-SHACKA (Japan)
DUB VENDOR ALL-STARS
THE TIGHTEN UP CREW ft. CHAMPIAN MC
JIM COX
TAKESHI OKAWA (Japan-The Ska Flames/Sun Shot)
GREEDY G
FELIX HALL
Club night running after bands through til 3am:
DUB VENDOR ALL-STARS w/ Papa Face and Oxman

*exclusive UK shows