Rolling Stone

Prince Buster: Jamaica’s True Voice of the People

Lester Sterling, the celebrated saxophonist trained at Kingston’s famous Alpha Boys School and member of the legendary Skatalites, didn’t realize Jamaican music pioneer Prince Buster was so ...
Los Angeles Times

Prince Buster, Jamaican music legend who pioneered ska music, dies at 78

Ska pioneer and Jamaican music legend Prince Buster has died at 78, several years after suffering a stroke, his wife, Mola Ali, said Friday. Born Cecil Bustamante Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, in ...
We Are Movie Geeks

Three Buster Keaton Shorts with Music by The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra Sunday April 2nd

Three Buster Keaton shorts: THE BALLOONATIC, THE GOAT, and THE HIGH SIGN will screen April 10th at 2pm at the Walt Theater in New Haven, Missouri. The films will be accompanied by The Rats and People ...
Rolling Stone

Prince Buster, Ska and Rocksteady Pioneer, Dead at 78

Cecil Bustamente Campbell, the Jamaican musician who, as Prince Buster, pioneered ska and rocksteady music, died Thursday, according to the Jamaican Observer. Campbell’s son confirmed his death to the ...
Time

Prince Buster, Grandfather of Ska Music, Dies at 78

Prince Buster, the Jamaican musician widely celebrated as a grandfather of ska music, died in Miami on Thursday at the age of 78, the BBC and other outlets reported. Buster was born Cecil Bustamente ...