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Skasplash tour 1996

The Skasplash tour 1996 with The Skatalites, Laurel Aitken, House Of Rhythm and DJ Ras Claude plus different local bands for “the ultimate SKA train – 5 hours of TOTAL MADNESS” from October 16th to November 17th 1996. There is another blog of mine with the diary day-by-day that is made exactly 20 years after […]

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Bern Café Mokka, Thun BE DJ. Ras Claude flute I was ... performing Reggae Ska Switzerland

No Sports, Café Mokka, Thun 1996

No Sports plus DJ Ras Claude at Café Mokka, Thun, Sat, 28-September-1996. The story can be found here. I remember this as one of the greatest DJ-sets I’ve ever did. The audience is very close. They all enjoy the sound. And in the hottest moment, I take my flute and play live over a deep […]

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DJ. Ras Claude flute gallery album guestbook I was ... Luzern (Lucerne) performing pictures Reggae Ska Switzerland

Shame & Skandal Family at Friedenstrasse Luzern 1996

The Shame & Skandal Family live in the living room of Friedenstrasse 5 (headquarter of Peacestreet) in Luzern with music from DJ Ras Claude Sat, 14-September-1996. It is close to the end of the real fantastic flat of Peacestreet. We start playing music together there. In 1989/90 René formed together with René Hort & Reto […]

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I was ... in the audience meeting Nyon open air Reggae Ska Switzerland World

The Skatalites at Paléo Nyon 1996

The Skatalites at the Paléo Festival in Nyon on Sat, 27-July-1996. Also seen Third World and Sens Unik. You find further information on the Skatalites blog (here).

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Urlalavida! 5 Festival Bagno 1996

Urlalalavida! 5 Festival, Lago Lungo, San Piero In Bagno, Forli’ with Shame & Skandal Family and others, Sat, 27 July 1996. I wasn’t present.

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Bern I was ... meeting promo material Reitschule Ska Switzerland tour guide

Hepcat live Reitschule Bern 1996

Hepcat live in concert at Reitschule, Bern, Fri, 12 July 1996. This is a very special one. I was asked by wordBEAT management to manage a three-days-tour through Switzerland. I tried my best, but it was impossible to let them play in Luzern. I found Bimbo Town in Basel and Reitschule in Bern to let […]

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Hepcat live Bimbo Town 1996

Hepcat live in concert at Bimbo Town, Basel, Wed, 10 July 1996. As tour manager I prepared this event carefully, but I didn’t knew the tricks in the business. The operator at Bimbo Town offered me only a deal with participation of the entries. But as he did bad promotion not many people came to […]

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I was ... in the audience Ska Switzerland tour guide Zurich

Medi-Party Uni Irchel 1996

Medi-Party ’96 with Shame & Skandal Family, Trieb, Schlössch and two Dancefloors at Uni Irchel, Zurich, Sat, 20 April 1996. I tried my first (and last) time the mixing desk. It wasn’t easy, but it was OK.

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Fumetto Comix-Festival 1996

Fumetto – The 5th Luzern Comix-Festival with Shame & Skandal Family live in concert at Boa, Luzern, Fri, 19 April 1996. Left-to-right: René Hort, Katrin Thalmann, Nonsi, Marc Germann, René Frey, Yves Lüscher, Patric Bregnard

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Buddy Miles – Le Chat Noir 1996

Buddy Miles session Le Chat Noir Carouge Genêve after Moondog Jr. concert talking to Ras Claude