viernes, 4 de mayo de 2012

Everybody can do the ska

Two of the things I enjoy the most is music and weed. I prefer them combined, of course. About one year ago, in the national event Santiago a Mil, I had the possibility of seeing live and direct to an australian orchestra. But it was not any orchestra, it was The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, dedicated to  the jamaican rhythms, to the old island tradition, to the ska. I could see them twice, one outside of the Bicentenarium Footbal Stadium of La Florida and another in the Gabriela Mistral Center. Happyly, on the two ocations smoked. Obviously, I don't remember how I got there or when it was. But I remember the singer lady and his mesmerizing voice and figure, to a crazy dreadlock saxophonist, and to the another singer, one bald head that remember me to the singer of a brithish Two Tone group called Bad Manners. Awesome. It was a good evening. I would like to be listening to any song of them while I write this but I have no headphones to use and no mp3 player neither. Bad thing.

Anyway, here's a video for anyone who sees this and have no heard the catchy tune of ska:

I can't hear the video, so I hope it has a decent audio quality.

Now that I remember a bit more about it, I remember that suddenly they start to mix the classic ska rhythm with reggae and cumbia, a catastrophe. I guess in the end was not as good as I remembered it first.

2 comentarios:

  1. hello again jeipi!
    I can say the same about your experience. I wanted to see The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, but the money and the trip didn't let me doing

    greetings!

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  2. Nice review. i really like ska too, you can pass very grats moments whith that.

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