Genres: Third Wave Ska Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock, Retro Swing Active: 90's, 2000's Born: 1996 in San Francisco, CA
Desmond Dekker, The Termites, Esquivel, Stranger Cole, The Ethiopians, Sir Lord Comic, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Peacocks, Keith & Tex, The Cat Empire, Sly & Robbie, Clancy Eccles, Alton Ellis, Toots & the Maytals, The Skatalites, Bad Manners, Fishbone, Madness, Oingo Boingo |  |
San Francisco-based ska/swing purveyors Monkey formed in 1996 around a mutual love of (obviously) ska, but also through their strong affections for soul, jazz, Latin, and rock. Their self-produced, self-issued debut album, Changito!, moved over 6,000 units in 1997 and propelled this ambitious band into a very long and quite successful career. With five EPs, over 20 compilation appearances, film and video game soundtrack contributions, and four full-length albums under their collective belt, Monkey certainly have not been idle. Coupled with an average of 200 live appearances a year, one gets the idea that Monkey might just be one of the hardest-working ska groups of the 2000s. As of 2009, the band has continued to tour internationally, at its accustomed frantic pace, and released a compilation CD, Monkeyska, in Japan on Disc Union Ltd. ~ J.
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Release: June 21, 2005
Label: Asian Man Records
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