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  1. 2 Tone Records. reggae rock. Two-tone or 2 tone, also known as ska-rock[citation needed] and ska revival, [1] is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. [1] Its name derives from 2 Tone Records, a record ...

  2. Mar 22, 2024 · What is 2 Tone music? 2 Tone music was a blend of Jamaican reggae, ska, and British punk music. Jerry Dammers was an important figure in the new musical style. He started a label called 2 Tone ...

  3. Sep 16, 2021 · The documentary tells the story of 2 Tone, the musical phenomenon that exploded out of Coventry onto the music charts around the world in 1979. Fans of 2 Tone will have a chance to apply for an ...

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  5. May 1, 2024 · The sound and style of 2 Tone. Music producer Pete Waterman tells us how 2 Tone music now has a new audience. 13 mins; 01 May 2024; 5. The Legacy of 2 Tone. Music legends explore the impact of 2 Tone.

  6. May 13, 2022 · Colette Foster, CEO of Full Fat Television comments: “With a rare and exclusive interview with 2 Tone’s founder Jerry Dammers and a soundtrack featuring The Specials, The Selecter, Madness and ...

  7. Aug 19, 2019 · With its message of unity, 2 Tone burned bright as the embers of punk faded and offered hope to a generation lost. Forty years on from its inception, Classic Pop talks to its prime players: Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding and Neville Staple of The Specials, The Selecter’s Pauline Black and the late Ranking Roger of the beat, to tell the true story of a label that morphed into a whole genre

  8. Jun 9, 2021 · Dammers’ inspiration was to bring these two scenes together, with a new style of music that mixed punk and reggae. When he realised just how uneasily punk’s literal speed-freak tendencies fit with reggae’s stoned slowness, he turned instead to its older, faster cousin: ska. The 2 Tone sound was born, incarnated in The Specials. Photo ...

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