Prince Buster

Les and the band played Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals’ in full and tipped their hat to 2-Tone ska as well at their Brooklyn Steel show.

With ska gaining mainstream traction in the U.S. once again, we put together a list of 64 essential ska albums from 1964 to present, with albums released during each of the past seven decades by artists from all over the world.

The 9-hour, 181-song playlist includes songs from all across ska’s long, rich history — from its origins in Jamaica to some of today’s best DIY ska bands — and it also includes ska-adjacent songs by The Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Pixies, and more…

One of the greats. There would have been no 2 Tone without him.