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The Skatalites live at Wasserwerk, Bern 1995

The Skatalites live at Wasserwerk, Bern on Thu, 18-May-1995. It is a warm welcome in Bern. I bring some friends with me. We have such a good time. Nathan Breedlove is the leader and I ask him to play “Burru Style” from the new album “Hi Bop Ska” (one of my favourite albums of all […]

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House Of Rhythm live Sedel 1995

House Of Rhythm plus Peacestreet live in concert at Sedel, Fri, 12 May 1995. After Maroon Town (see here) in Schuur, this is the second time I meet Jeff Lucas. In 1996 I was on tour with Jeff for one month (see here). This event is a very busy one for me. I am the […]

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The Skatalites World Tour 1995 part 1

The Skatalites World Tour 1995 from Sun, 30-April-1995 to Sun, 07-May-1995 from Bourges to Toulouse. It’s the fourth year I’m meeting the Skatalites. This year for the first time Lester Ska Sterling. Bourges is a capital city in the middle of France. The Printemps Festival is the largest festival on the continent at that time. […]

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The Selecter live Sedel 1995

The Selecter live at Sedel Fri, 03-February-1995 with DJ Ras Claude Pauline Black is my favourite of all time. She is lovely, when she tells me, that it’s great to play for cows (outside the Sedel, there are cows, real ones). She makes me fear, when she smash an apple against her driver, because he’s […]

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The Skatalites live Bimbo Town Basel 1994

The Skatalites live at Bimbo Town in Basel on Wed, 06-July-1994. This is the very first show in Switzerland by The Skatalites. I invited all my friends. I’m happy René and Roger are there. I introduce them to the band. After the three days in St. Nazaire (1992) and the three days in the Netherlands […]

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The Skatalites live in Holland 1993

The Skatalites Euro Tour 1993, September 9, Tivoli, Utrecht, 11, Effenaar, Eindhoven, 12, Melkweg, Amsterdam Tivoli, Utrecht, Thursday September 9 I travel to the Netherlands by train. All I know, The Skatalites are playing tonight. I guess it will be easy to find the club. But I can see not one poster in town and […]

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Peacestreet live at Wärchhof Luzern 1993

Saturday, 4th of September 1993 the very first show with Peacestreet is held at Wärchhof in Luzern as support act for M.D. Moon from Zurich who’d just been left by Lucernes Rockstar Hösli and Gret The article welcomes Peacestreet as possible new party band but before they are they should learn a few more tracks. […]

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Disco with DJ Ras Claude at monastery Disentis 1993

Disco with DJ Ras Claude at monastery Disentis Fri, 02-July-1993. To celebration the final of the examination for the general qualification for university entrance. By invitation of one of the teachers. I will never forget this great one. Or better two events. But first comes first. My brothers friend Livius who is teacher at the […]

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Messer Banzani live at Sedel Luzern 1993

This is one of my favourite events I managed. The band was almost unknown. But they were big already. Coming from the eastern of Germany, Leipzig meant, that most of their time they spent behind the iron curtain. Leander Topp became the Pionear of the German dancehall with his label Germaican (but this started in […]

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Maroon Town live at Schüür Luzern 1993

Rock Against Racism with Maroon Town, D.J. Ras Claude & Friends, Friday, January 29th 1993 at Schüür, Luzern Maroon Town is quickly one of my favourite bands in the early 90’s. A mix of ska and hip-hop plus woman sings. I’m proud to be able to invite this band to Luzern. Vin the manager of […]