Skaville UK

Skaville UK

Skaville UK is a UK ska group active since 2006. It works as a two-tone ska supergroup and includes Louis Cook, Rhoda Dakar, Al Fletcher, Martin Stewart and Nick Welsh.

The group brings together musicians with ties to several well-known ska acts. Nick Welsh performs vocals and bass and has previously played with Bad Manners and The Selecter. Louis Alphonso contributes vocals and guitar and is also a former member of Bad Manners. Martin Stewart plays keyboards and is another ex-Bad Manners musician. Al Fletcher is the drummer and has been a member of Lee Perry’s band. Rhoda Dakar, known for her work with The Bodysnatchers, regularly tours with the group.

The band is associated with ska and two-tone, drawing on the personnel and sound of the genre’s British revival scene.