Saxa (musician)
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Saxa is a saxophonist famous for having performed with the British ska
band The Beat
. He has also played with many early reggae stars such as Laurel Aitken
, Prince Buster
, and Desmond Dekker
.
From 1990 to 1995, Saxa played in The International Beat with musicians Tony Beet
, Everett Morton
and Mickey Billingham
.
He is now retired and lives in Birmingham.
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
band The Beat
The Beat (band)
The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
. He has also played with many early reggae stars such as Laurel Aitken
Laurel Aitken
Lorenzo Aitken , better known as Laurel Aitken, was a singer and one of the originators of Jamaican ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of ska".-Career:...
, Prince Buster
Prince Buster
Cecil Bustamente Campbell, O.D. , better known as Prince Buster, and also known by his Muslim name Muhammed Yusef Ali, is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music...
, and Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces , he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 " and "It Miek"...
.
From 1990 to 1995, Saxa played in The International Beat with musicians Tony Beet
Tony Beet
Tony Beet is an English musician best known for being the lead singer of The International Beat...
, Everett Morton
Everett Morton
Everett Morton is a drummer and percussionist from Birmingham, England, most notable as the drummer for the early 1980s ska band The Beat. Originally from the West Indies, Morton is known for his distinctive drumming style that includes syncopation and polyrhythm in a rock beat...
and Mickey Billingham
Mickey Billingham
Mickey Billingham is an English keyboardist. He was the former keyboardist of the band Dexys Midnight Runners...
.
He is now retired and lives in Birmingham.