Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros - Bhindi Bhagee (2001)
Not only is this a wonderful paean to multi-cultural London, but just hearing Joe Strummer’s voice is a pleasure.
Welcome stranger, there’s no danger
Welcome to this humble neighborhood
There’s balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
Dall, halal and I’m walking down the road
Rocksoul, okra, Bombay duck ra
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
“When I sing, I feel, oh, I feel, well, like when you’re first in love.… I feel chills, weird feelings slipping all over my body, it’s a supreme emotional and physical experience.”
Photo: Barry Feinstein
On Beverley’s Records 135 Orange Street, Kingston Jamaica W.I.
The Skatalites were perhaps too good to last. In 1964, the Jamaican government sent a delegation to the New York World's Fair to promote Jamaican music, specifically Ska.The visit was organized by government minister Edward Seaga, who chose Byron Lee and The Dragonaires over The Skatalites. That uptown middle-class bandleader Byron Lee had no connection to Ska was clear to everyone involved, and The Skatalites felt snubbed by the establishment.
"She's Just What The Doctor Ordered"Performed by the Six Jumping Jacks, a pseudonym for Harry Reser and His Orchestra.No exact personnel were listed, however DAHR mentions 8 members, plus a leader.Recorded August 12th 1927!