Prince Buster + The Dualers + DJ Mark Lamarr

Sat 26 Apr 2008 @ O2 Academy (formerly The Opera House) in Bournemouth (UK)

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Music : Reggae and Soul

This was how Prince Buster, born Cecil Campbell in 1938 in Kingston, Jamaica, proudly defined his music.

"Too many imitators were following up with a phony ska style which sounded more like the old-time twist than the real thing." Bearing in mind the man's arrogant and aggressive personality, it is easy to understand why he called so many people "pseudo-artists".

In fact, this new musical form inherited from American R&B took on a different colour according to the producer. It was easy to pick out the different sounds of Coxsone, Duke Reid, King Edwards, Leslie Kong and Byron Lee - legends in the fierce competition of the ska era.

All the same, Prince Buster's music is so inspired, authentic and soulful, more than any other, that it's hard to deny his definition.

As a producer, composer and singer - and also as a polemicist, spokesman and visionary - Buster is definitely one of the most committed personalities in the history of Jamaican music.

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