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Internationally acclaimed, wild jumpin', sweet and soulful since 1996, the fantastic Natty Bo & The Top Cats are a 9-piece band playing authentic Jamaican Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae! Tonight they celebrate their 'BRIXTOWN SPECIAL' LP with a big launch party...
From South London and led by singer Natty Bo, the band perform with a strong front line of brass featuring Miss Megu on alto sax, Trevor 'King' Edwards on trombone, Rob 'Sidewinder' Hopcraft on trumpet, Tim Da Buska on tenor sax, and a backbone of drum, rhythm'n'bass sure to shake up the place!
(Lenny 'Rocksteady' Bignell - guitar / Ollie 'Blue Moon' Bayley - bass / Delroy 'No Shirt' Murray - keys / Mr. Fagan - drums).
The Top Cats are also founding members of Internationally acclaimed Ska Cubano 1999-2014, and have played in and with Jamaican legends The Skatalites, Laurel Aitken, Prince Buster, Dennis Alcapone and Winston Reedy, Alton Ellis, Derrick Morgan, Roy Shirley, The Trojans, Goldmaster Allstars, Desmond Dekker, Winston Francis, Freddy Notes, Cornell Campbell, Gerry Dammers, Spacial AKA, Stranger Cole and Johnny Clarke...
The bad have received support from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and Paul Siminon of the Clash, Mark Lamarr and Phil Jupitus and original 1950s Jamaican Soundsystem pioneers Duke Vin Fatman Sound and Bunny Lee.
The Top Cats are...
Vocalist - Natty Bo
Alto sax - Miss Megu
Trombone - King Edwards
Tenor sax - Tim Da Buska
Trumpet - Rob "The Sidewinder" Hopcraft
Guitar - Lenny 'Rock Steady' Bignell
Bass - Ollie "Blue Moon "Bayley
Piano / Keys - Delroy "No Shirt" Murray
Drums - Mr Fagan
Jamboree food option: Our ‘Zer’ kitchen is open from 5pm serving delicious Middle Eastern fusion food for you to enjoy a meal/snack if you wish!