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Our Top 50 Picks of Jamaican Ska Songs

By X Murphy

Published Aug 22, 2011

During the year leading up to Jamaica’s 50th Independence Day on August 6, 2012, every week we’ll be compiling a list of things celebrating Jamaican foods, music, culture, people and more. We begin with our picks of the Top 50 Ska songs (not in any order). Feel free post your comments with your top Jamaican Ska songs.

Here are our picks of the Top 50 Ska songs(not in any order):

Ska Ska Ska - The Skatalites
My boy lollypop - Millie Small
Forward March - Derrick Morgan
Ball Of Fire - The Skatalites
Simmer Down - Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Train is Coming Baby - Ken Boothe
Blazing Fire - Derrick Morgan
Riding For A Fall - John Holt
No Raise No Praise - Derrick Morgan
Eastern Standard Time - The Skatalites
Hard Man Fi Dead - Prince Buster
Occupation - The Skatalites
James Bond Theme - The Skatalites
Wear You To The Ball - Paragons
Rudies In Court - Prince Buster
Sammy No Dead - Clancy Eccles
Over The River - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds
Baby I Love You - Carl Dawkins
When I Call Your Name - Stranger Cole & Patsy
Bend Down Low - Bob Marley & The Wailers
I’ve Gotto Go Back home - Alton Ellis
Dance Crashers - Alton Ellis
Girl I've Got A Date - Alton Ellis
Things You Say You Love - Brent Dowe
If You Knew How Much - Phylis Diller
oo7 - Desmond Decker
If I Had The World - Dennis Brown
Dancing Mood - Delroy Wilson
Oh Carolina - Clarendonians
54-46 was my number - Toots & The Maytalsl
Pressure Drop - Toots & The Maytals
Guns Of Navarone - The Skatalites
Shame and Scandal - The Skatalites
Ghost town - The Skatalites
Earthquake - Prince Buster
Dancing Mood - Delroy Wilson
Juice Box - Jackie Mittoo
Phoenix City - The Skatalites
Life - Laurel Aitken
Fever - Toots & the Maytals
Corner Stone - Don Drummond
Judge Not - Bob Marley
Engine 54 - The Ethiopians
Independence Ska - Baba Brooks band
Frankenstein Ska - Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
Bellevue Special (aka No More) - Don Drummond
Blackhead Chinaman - Prince Buster
Moon Hop - Derrick Morgan
Freedom Sounds - The Skatalites

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June Mcgregor-Lindo

Aug 28, 2011 9:49am [ 1 ]

All the songs bring back o so sweet memories......

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