LauReL AiTkeN: The GoDfaTheR Of Ska

Laurel Aitken was born in Cuba in 1927 of mixed Cuban and Jamaican descent. He and his family settled in Kingston,Jamaica,in 1938.
His first job consisted in singing calypso music for visitors arriving to the island. He became a night club entertainer too.
In 1955 Aitken recorded his first singles,and they were very successful.
In 1963, Aitken moved to London, and here all mods,skinheads and another ska fans enjoyed his music during the last 40 years of the life of Laurel.
He died in 2005, by a heart attack, in Leicester, his last living place.

In conclusion,we can say that Laurel Aitken has been the most important figure of ska music.Also, he was the first black skinhead that was recognised, because in the 60´s being a black skinhead was considered wrong.