Laurel Aitken - the godfather of Ska
Interview with the Godfather of SKA - Laurel Aitken ENGLISH
Interview with the Godfather of SKA - Laurel Aitken ENGLISH - SPANISH - BAVARIAN Original
I Interviewed Laurel Aitken at 6. July 2000 in Garching near
Munich, at
the Nordblock Ska Festival
where Laurel Aitken, BeNuts, Yellow Umbrella played as well.
- "Made in
Cuba..."
- spent his youth in Jamaica
- lived in England and traveled through the whole world to
play his
brilliant sound -
- died in England
17.07.2005 in the middle of his relatives
2 Heartattacs
he felt a sleep
LAUREL AITKEN- THE
GODFATHER OF SKA DIED
at 8am this morning of a heart attack in
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England.
Laurel Aitken was born in 1927 in Kuba, and migrated
with his family 1938 to West Kingston/Jamaica,
An old picture of the godfather of Ska: 
Laurel Aitken one of the godfather of SKA
Laurel Aitken -
The interview was a bit chaotic - but that`s the way it
goes...
I tried to translate the interview a far as I could...
Laurel
Aitken
at
Amazon.de
Rest In Peace
Laurel Aitken the godfather of ska - Interview
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Laurel Aitken - English/spanish/bavarian Original
Interview with the Godfather of SKA - Laurel Aitken English version
Timm Is there a difference between Mento and Calypso or is it the same thing?
Laurel Aitken There is no difference, it`s just the same thing it`s just one is faster but the dance is the same way.
Timm Which is faster - Calypso or Mento?
Laurel Aitken Mento but Calypso put the fast store as well.
Timm Mento was nearly the same but more in Jamaica?
Laurel Aitken Not really, the dance is the same way you rub up the same way and the socca is the same thing
Timm What is the different stuff?
Laurel Aitken You just rub up the same way you just rub up
Blab (laughing) - all right
Timm I hope you ceep on going on tours aren`t you?
Laurel Aitken Or what are you going to do because every year you had a new
Timm I think you seem quite young - are you going to ceep on livin that gipsy`s live?
Laurel Aitken No I don`t think so because I`m getting old
Timm Are you going back to Jamaica or to Cuba?
Laurel Aitken No England
Timm You live there
Blab London?
Laurel Aitken No that not but nearby London. I`m in London all the time.
Because I speak what you are speaking
Timm Are you able to talk proper Spanish or just a bit?
Laurel Aitken I am fluent
Timm Yeah?
Laurel Aitken Spanish
Timm Hablas español perfecto
Laurel Aitken si
Laurel Aitken Tu hablas Español?
Timm Si, hablo poco español
Laurel Aitken Con mi to puede hablar cualquiera cosa
Timm No lo creo...
Laurel Aitken Hablo Italiano tambien-
I canto en Italiano tambien
Timm Si, uno due tre... -you prefiero Español porque no puedo hablar Italiano
Laurel Aitken Es muy cerca, muy cerca...
Timm Pero tu hablas Español desde tu ninez o ???
Laurel Aitken Que?Que?
Timm Perdone, mi español es demasiado mal...
Laurel Aitken No, esta bien, esta bien
Tengo CD en español
Timm Lo yo tengo - es del no pasado
y tienes unas canciones con Malarians...
Blab Jetzt hos wahrscheinli wieda vo Piranha Fische in Venezuela erzählt - des typische spanische Thema
I muas de Schlauchfrau no dawischn. Heit is der Tag des Kusses .. Des war heit im Fernsehen. De perfekte Anmache und boid is zwoife B
Timm Thanks a lot
Laurel Aitken Pleasant
Timm I thougt you just sang it but...
Laurel Aitken I speak spanish better than English
Timm Yeah? - You are living all the time in England but you still speak very well Spanish?
Laurel Aitken No - one helpes me it is that I used to work in a big spanish restaurant
I had to sing spanish there
Timm When? - when you were very young or right now?
Laurel Aitken Twenty jears ago, twentyfive jears ago. I used to piano and sing.
Timm In a spanish restaurant?
Laurel Aitken Yeah
Timm Which kind of music was it? Was it like Salsa or something else?
Laurel Aitken No no yust Spanish music like what do they let them sing
Al the songs I new long ago all of them with spanish themes
Timm It was very nice to talk to you
Laurel Aitken Dance music garage music and today`s music, Drumon base
Timm Once I heard a song which was a bit like techno or it was drum and bases I don`t know
I think it was about eight or nine years ago
Laurel Aitken It was quite faster...????????L
Blab Some years ago you came with the Skatalites and Doreen Shaeffer to Germany. Did you play with them again?
Laurel Aitken Yes, cool, very cool
Blab I like Doreen Shaeffer so much...
Laurel Aitken You wan`t get a fuck, but...
Blab She is too old, I wanna fuck her daughter.
Laurel Aitken (General laughing...)
Blab Does she have a daughter?
Laurel Aitken L:????????
Blab Do you have any children?
Laurel Aitken Yeah
Blab A daughter?
Laurel Aitken Yes,m but you can`t get my daughter...
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Laurel Aitken - English translation
Interview with the Godfather of SKA - Laurel Aitken Original English Spanish Bavarian version
Timm Is there a difference between Mento and Calypso or is it the same thing?
Laurel Aitken There is no difference, it`s just the same thing it`s just one is faster but the dance is the same way.
Timm Which is faster - Calypso or Mento?
Laurel Aitken Mento but Calypso put the fast store as well.
Timm Mento was nearly the same but more in Jamaica?
Laurel Aitken Not really, the dance is the same way you rub up the same way and the socca is the same thing
Timm What is the different stuff?
Laurel Aitken You just rub up the same way you just rub up
Blab (laughing) - all right
Timm I hope you ceep on going on tours aren`t you?
Laurel Aitken Or what are you going to do because every year you had a new
Timm I think you seem quite young - are you going to ceep on livin that gipsy`s live?
Laurel Aitken No I don`t think so because I`m getting old
Timm Are you going back to Jamaica or to Cuba?
Laurel Aitken No England
Timm You live there
Blab London?
Laurel Aitken No that not but nearby London. I`m in London all the time.
Because I speak what you are speaking
Timm Are you able to talk proper Spanish or just a bit?
Laurel Aitken I am fluent
Timm Yeah?
Laurel Aitken Spanish
Timm Are you able to talk perfectly Spanish?
Laurel Aitken Yes
Laurel Aitken Do you speak Spanish?
Timm Yes, I speak a bit Spanish
Laurel Aitken You can talk with me about every subjects!
Timm I don`t believe it...
Laurel Aitken I speak Italian as well
I sing Italian as well
Timm Si, uno due tre... -I prefere Spanish because I don`t speak Italian
Laurel Aitken It`s very close, It`s very close ...
Timm But - you speak Spanish since your childhood???
Laurel Aitken What?What?
Timm Sorry, my Spanish is too bad...
Laurel Aitken No i`ts OK, No i`ts OK,
I have a CD in Spanish
Timm I have this CD - it`s from the last year
and do you have some songs with the Malarians?...
Blab You propably started to talk again about Piranhas fishes in Venezuela - the typical Spanish theme
I have to get the "Tube-woman". Today is the day of kisses .. It was on TV today. The perfect way to chat someone up - and it is nearly twelfe a clock
Timm Thanks a lot
Laurel Aitken Pleasant
Timm I thougt you just sang it but...
Laurel Aitken I speak spanish better than English
Timm Yeah? - You are living all the time in England but you still speak very well Spanish?
Laurel Aitken No - one helpes me it is that I used to work in a big spanish restaurant
I had to sing spanish there
Timm When? - when you were very young or right now?
Laurel Aitken Twenty jears ago, twentyfive jears ago. I used to piano and sing.
Timm In a spanish restaurant?
Laurel Aitken Yeah
Timm Which kind of music was it? Was it like Salsa or something else?
Laurel Aitken No no yust Spanish music like what do they let them sing
Al the songs I new long ago all of them with spanish themes
Timm It was very nice to talk to you
Laurel Aitken Dance music garage music and today`s music, Drumon base
Timm Once I heard a song which was a bit like techno or it was drum and bases I don`t know
I think it was about eight or nine years ago
Laurel Aitken It was quite faster...????????L
Blab Some years ago you came with the Skatalites and Doreen Shaeffer to Germany. Did you play with them again?
Laurel Aitken Yes, cool, very cool
Blab I like Doreen Shaeffer so much...
Laurel Aitken You wan`t get a fuck, but...
Blab She is too old, I wanna fuck her daughter.
Laurel Aitken (General laughing...)
Blab Does she have a daughter?
Laurel Aitken L:????????
Blab Do you have any children?
Laurel Aitken Yeah
Blab A daughter?
Laurel Aitken Yes,m but you can`t get my daughter...
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