Scottish ska band PorkPie brings brass, rocksteady, reggae and 2 Tone energy to Aberdeen’s Lemon Tree during Black History Month.
The band has become part of the contemporary UK ska revival, combining original material with the influence of the music that first shaped Britain’s ska scene.
Their recent work includes the Skandemic EP and album 9 On the Tiles, while their live reputation has taken them to festivals and venues across the country.
Ska’s history provides a strong cultural backdrop to the concert.
The music first developed in Jamaica before evolving into rocksteady and reggae.
When Caribbean communities settled in Britain in greater numbers after the Second World War, Jamaican records and sound-system culture became increasingly visible within British cities.
By the late 1970s, those influences were being combined with punk and new wave by the British 2 Tone movement.
Bands such as The Specials, The Selecter and The Beat brought Black and white musicians together and introduced a new generation to Jamaican musical traditions.
PorkPie openly draws from that history, performing rocksteady and 2 Tone alongside original ska and reggae-influenced material.
That makes their Aberdeen performance a useful example of how Black cultural influence continues long after a musical form first crosses borders.
Jamaican music did not simply arrive in Britain and remain within Caribbean communities.
It reshaped British youth culture and helped inspire ska revival, punk, dub, jungle and many later musical movements.
PorkPie represents another generation keeping part of that story alive.
With a large band, prominent brass section and a reputation for energetic live shows, the Lemon Tree date promises a lively celebration of ska while providing an opportunity to recognise the Jamaican foundations beneath one of Britain’s most enduring multicultural musical movements.
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