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The Skatalites

Jamaican ska band
Organization musical_group Q845449

Facts

13 properties

Identity

Instance of
musical group
Official website
www.skatalites.com[13]

Location

Location of formation
Jamaica[12]

Relations

Has part(s)
Doreen Shaffer, Lester Sterling, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Don Drummond, Johnny Moore[6][7][8][9][10][11]
More facts +9
Genre
ska[1]
Country of origin
Jamaica[5]
Discography
The Skatalites discography[4]
Member category
Category:The Skatalites members[17]
Name
The Skatalitikos[15]
Number of viewers/listeners
+402693[16]
Record label
Studio One, Island Records[2][3]
Social media followers
11k (11k–11k, n=4)[18][19][20][21]
Start of work period
1964[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Skatalites en The Skatalites Band en Skatalites ar سكايتاليين de Skatalites de The Skatalites Band es Skatalites es The Skatalites Band fr The Skatalites Band fr Skatalites it Skatalites ja スカタライツ ko 더 스카탈리테스 nl Skatalites pl Skatalites pt Skatalites ru Skatalites sv Skatalites zh 斯卡塔利特乐团
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000115271450
VIAF cluster ID
143569959
Library of Congress authority ID
n79142202
GND ID
10277619-2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Skatalites-njoki-horn section.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000425105
BBC Things ID
0403f4ea-b39e-4d71-a5a7-1b0b728df738
BIBSYS ID
5095229
Bandcamp profile ID
theskatalites
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13922548d
Billboard artist ID
the-skatalites
Deezer artist ID
2693
Show all 43 identifiers +31
Discogs artist ID
105862
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Skatalites
Facebook username
skatalites
Freebase ID
/m/02j9qh
Genius artist ID
The-skatalites
IHeart artist ID
496
IMDb ID
nm2633706
Instagram username
skatalites
Last.fm ID
The+Skatalites
LyricsTranslate ID
skatalites-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
87ac7e25-f278-47a0-b109-5eb131dc96b6
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
12577
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000058509
Myspace ID
foundationska
NL CR AUT ID
xx0026080
NLA Trove people ID
1196528
NME artist ID
skatalites, the-skatalites
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987013316954105171
Quora topic ID
The-Skatalites
Rate Your Music artist ID
the_skatalites
SecondHandSongs artist ID
27921
Songkick artist ID
366908
Spotify artist ID
4og9jrin5xH5JiFPbeGUPb
TMDB person ID
13600
Tidal artist ID
34441
Topic's main category
Category:The Skatalites
WhoSampled artist ID
The-Skatalites
X (Twitter) username
skatalites
Yale LUX ID
group/9d184ffa-b503-4273-a855-b595fe1f0207
YouTube channel ID
UCwNx_CU8WX_yVTkazc-DaBA
YouTube handle
theskatalites6092
📚 Sources · 2
  • BnF data as of 2026-10-01 · 2 statements · fr-lo Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Licence Ouverte. Source ARK in subject/source_uri; dump 2026-05-04 through 2026-05-10 (generation; directory listing 2026-05-28); retrieved 2026-10-01T14:32:18Z. RDF tokens retained; entity keys/type classification derived. Data includes external enrichment and inferred relationships.
  • GND (DNB) as of 2026-09-30 · 2 statements · CC0 1.0 DNB GND open data: CC0 1.0 as stated by data.dnb.de's own /opendata/ listing. Person records (names, birth/death dates and places, gender, occupations, variant names) internal-only; gnd keys of persons marked entity: person.
⚖ Sources disagree · 1
Inception
⚖ sources disagree BnF data 1962 · preferred edition 2026-10-01 ↗GND (DNB) 1964 edition 2026-09-30 ↗

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CountryP17
Jamaica 2026-09-30 GND (DNB) (CC0 1.0) as of 2026-09-30
where from?
Source
GND (DNB)
Edition
20260930 · as of 2026-09-30 · newer edition 20261105 landed
Licence
CC0 1.0
Credit
DNB GND open data: CC0 1.0 as stated by data.dnb.de's own /opendata/ listing. Person records (names, birth/death dates and places, gender, occupations, variant names) internal-only; gnd keys of persons marked entity: person.
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InceptionP571
1962 2026-10-01 BnF data (fr-lo) as of 2026-10-01
where from?
Source
BnF data
Edition
20261001 · as of 2026-10-01 · newer edition 20261102 landed
Licence
fr-lo
Credit
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Licence Ouverte. Source ARK in subject/source_uri; dump 2026-05-04 through 2026-05-10 (generation; directory listing 2026-05-28); retrieved 2026-10-01T14:32:18Z. RDF tokens retain…
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manifest sha256 899e40fc0bbe31e0…
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4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
1964 2026-09-30 GND (DNB) (CC0 1.0) as of 2026-09-30
where from?
Source
GND (DNB)
Edition
20260930 · as of 2026-09-30 · newer edition 20261105 landed
Licence
CC0 1.0
Credit
DNB GND open data: CC0 1.0 as stated by data.dnb.de's own /opendata/ listing. Person records (names, birth/death dates and places, gender, occupations, variant names) internal-only; gnd keys of persons marked entity: person.
Bronze
41a59441281a5f69… opendata-index.html +10 files
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4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
Dissolved, abolished or demolished dateP576
1965 2026-10-01 BnF data (fr-lo) as of 2026-10-01
where from?
Source
BnF data
Edition
20261001 · as of 2026-10-01 · newer edition 20261102 landed
Licence
fr-lo
Credit
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Licence Ouverte. Source ARK in subject/source_uri; dump 2026-05-04 through 2026-05-10 (generation; directory listing 2026-05-28); retrieved 2026-10-01T14:32:18Z. RDF tokens retain…
Bronze
manifest sha256 899e40fc0bbe31e0…
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4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
DNB GND open data: CC0 1.0 as stated by data.dnb.de's own /opendata/ listing. Person records (names, birth/death dates and places, gender, occupations, variant names) internal-only; gnd keys of persons marked entity: person.
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Licence Ouverte. Source ARK in subject/source_uri; dump 2026-05-04 through 2026-05-10 (generation; directory listing 2026-05-28); retrieved 2026-10-01T14:32:18Z. RDF tokens retained; entity keys/type classification derived. Data includes external enrichment and inferred relationships.
🔗 Connections
← Mb:member of band 14
Don Drummond, Jackie Mittoo, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Cedric Brooks, Doreen Shaffer, Lester Sterling, Johnny Moore +6 more
← Member of 9
Don Drummond, Jackie Mittoo, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Doreen Shaffer, Lester Sterling, Johnny Moore, Lloyd Brevett +1 more
Mb:performer of 8
Ball of Fire, Bashaka, Greetings from Skamania, Hi-Bop Ska!, In the Mood for Ska, Scattered Lights, Ska Voovee, The Legendary Skatalites
Has part(s) 6
Don Drummond, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Doreen Shaffer, Lester Sterling, Johnny Moore
Record label 2
Island Records, Studio One
Country of origin 1
Jamaica
Genre 1
ska
Influenced 1
Bob Marley
Instance of 1
musical group
Location of formation 1
Jamaica
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Why It Matters

The Skatalites has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley[22], a singer-songwriter[23], 1945–1981[24], of Jamaica[25], awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[26].

FAQs

Who did The Skatalites influence?

The Skatalites has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley[22].

Related Entities

Bob Marley Island Records Jamaica

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 34441
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63220|batch #63220]]: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 8d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NME artist ID → skatalites, the-skatalites
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ NME artist ID: the-skatalites, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214794197|the skatalites (#214794197)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist"
  3. 26w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of viewers/listeners → {'amount': '+402693'}
    Country of origin → —
    Location of formation → —
    Genre → ska
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ NME artist ID: skatalites, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214796330|skatalites (#214796330)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix"
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