The Skatalites returns to Chile to celebrate the 58 years of Freedom Sounds

the historic band The Skatalites returns to the country to bring all his ska and reggae to his Chilean followers in four shows that will take place next week in Conception, Quilpue and Santiago.

The arrival of the group takes place within the framework of their tour to South America, where they will also pass through Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and it is also framed in celebration of 58 years of the song Freedom Sounds, a must-see from the band considered one of the creators of ska, rhythm from which he later derived the rocksteady and reggae.

These living legends of Jamaican music will arrive led by the trombonist Vin “Don Drummond Jr.” Gordon (1949) Y Larry McDonald (1937) on percussion, both iconic Studio One artists and those who recorded with Bob Marley, Toots and The Maytals y Lee Perry, among many others.

this lineup, which also includes Trevor “Sparrow” Thompson and James K. Smith (Burning Spear), promises to bring a little piece of the island to Santiago with great songs like Rock Fort Rock O Guns of Navarone.

On Friday 4 November the band will perform at La Bodeguita de Nicanor, Conception, whose tickets are on sale by the system Mansoticket.

Saturday 5 The Skatalites will arrive in Quilpué twice, since they have scheduled two presentations in the Globetrotters Terraces, to 19:00 and to the 22:00 hours, although there are only tickets left for the first through the system Passline.

They will finally reach the capital on Sunday 6 November to appear at the Teatro Coliseo, located in the center of Santiago, and tickets can be purchased by Ticket point.

For this last show, the group La Floripondio will be in charge of opening the fires of the day, a band that has been a constant promoter of Caribbean rhythms, leaving it evident in the interpretation of covers like when i call you Y Fidel Castro.

For this occasion, the band from Villa Alemana and led by “the macha” will present a set full of reggae and dub, where and it's daytime, South American Style Fever Y dancing like a monkey They will be the axes of a show that will hardly be repeated.