The Skatalites
Reggae & ska band from Jamaica · formed 1964
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- None on record
About
The Skatalites is a band from Jamaica, formed in 1964, tagged ska, soul and reggae, rocksteady by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- The Skatalites formed in 1964 — MusicBrainz
- Kevin Batchelor: member — MusicBrainz
- Anant Pradhan: member — MusicBrainz
- Doreen Shaffer: member — MusicBrainz
- Don Drummond: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Jackie Opel: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Jackie Mittoo: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Roland Alphonso: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Tommy McCook: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Jerome “Jah Jerry” Haynes: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Johnny “Dizzy” Moore: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Lloyd Knibb: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Lloyd Brevett: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- The Skatalites has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1964–2002 — MusicBrainz
- The Skatalites is from Jamaica — Wikipedia
- The Skatalites plays Ska — Wikipedia
- The Skatalites plays rocksteady — Wikipedia
- The Skatalites plays reggae — Wikipedia
- The Skatalites plays ska jazz — Wikipedia
- The Skatalites has 379071 listeners on Last.fm — The Skatalites on Last.fm
- The Skatalites has released 10 recordings between 2018 and 2025 — The Skatalites on Discogs
- The Skatalites has 1 followers on Genius — The Skatalites on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
35 releases, 1964–2025Un Amor Violento / Fuera de Mi Vida
2025
You'll Never Know / I Love You Truly
2024
Ska Train / Dance Away
2024
Essential Artist Collection
2023
In Dub
2022
Burial / Jow Snow Cone
2021
The Original Cool Jamaican Ska
2021
Ska Authentic
2018
Holy Mount Zion / Tribute To Daddy Peckings
2018
Bridge View / You Make Me Do
2018
More Celebration Time
2002 · Album
Bashaka
2000 · Album
Heroes of Reggae in Dub
1999 · Album
Musical Communion
1999 · Album
Ska Titans
1999 · Album
Skatalites & Friends at Randy's
1998 · Album
Ball of Fire
1997 · Album
Surrender
1997 · Album
The Skatalite!
1997 · Album
Greetings From Skamania
1996 · Album
Hi-Bop Ska
1994 · Album
In the Mood for Ska
1993 · Album
Ska Voovee
1993 · Album
The Long Hot Summer
1991 · Album
Stretching Out
1987 · Album
Return of the Big Guns
1984 · Album
Scattered Lights
1984 · Album
The Skatalites With Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang
1984 · Album
African Roots
1978 · Album
Herb Dub - Collie Dub
1976 · Album
The Legendary Skatalites
1976 · Album
Celebration Time
1973 · Album
Ska Authentic, Volume 2
1967 · Album
Latin Goes Ska
1964 · Album
Ska Authentic
1964 · Album
Lineup
- Kevin Batchelor
- Anant Pradhan
- Doreen Shaffer
Former
- Don Drummond
- Jackie Opel
- Jackie Mittoo
- Roland Alphonso
- Tommy McCook
- Jerome “Jah Jerry” Haynes
- Johnny “Dizzy” Moore
- Lloyd Knibb
- Lloyd Brevett
- Lester Sterling · saxophone
- Devon James
- Nathan Breedlove · trumpet
- Will Clark · trombone
- Cedric “Im” Brooks · tenor saxophone
- Vin Gordon · trombone
- Karl Bryan · saxophone
Airplay
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| The Skatalites on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| The Skatalites on Discogs | Artist facts |
| The Skatalites on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.