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Roland Alphonso

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Born
12 January 1931
Born In
La Habana, Cuba
Died
20 November 1998 (aged 67)
Roland Alphonso (Havana, Cuba, January 12, 1931 - Los Angeles, California, November 20, 1998) aka Rolando Alphonso or The Chief Musician was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist. Alphonso came to Jamaica at the age of two with his Jamaican mother, and started to learn saxophone at the Stony Hill Industrial School. In 1948 he left school to join Eric Deans' orchestra and soon passed through other bands in the hotel circuit and first recorded as a member of Baba Motta's group in 1952. Around the mid 1950s, he joined the band of Cluett Johnson named Clue J & The Blues Blasters a… read more
Roland Alphonso (Havana, Cuba, January 12, 1931 - Los Angeles, California, November 20, 1998) aka Rolando Alphonso or The Chief Musician was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist. Alphonso came to Jamaica at the age of two with his Jamaican mother, and started to learn saxophone at the Stony Hill Ind… read more
Roland Alphonso (Havana, Cuba, January 12, 1931 - Los Angeles, California, November 20, 1998) aka Rolando Alphonso or The Chief Musician was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist. Alphonso came to Jamaica at the age of two with his Jamaican mother, and started to learn saxophone at the Stony Hill Industrial School. In 1948 he left school to join Eric Deans' orchestr… read more

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2 Play track Essential Ska Masters El Pussy Cat Ska
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3 Play track 1000 Tons Of Megaton 1000 Tons Of Megaton
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4 Play track A.B.C. Rocksteady A.B.C. Rocksteady
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10 That Ska Beat! 1962-1966 A Shot In The Dark (Bonus Track)
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    2000 · 20 tracks

    Something Special: Ska Hot Shots
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    Roland Alphonso - EP
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