Ska Sound System

Né d'un amour partagé de musique ska, punk & reggae et d’un besoin post-pandémique de jouer, chanter, danser et faire le party, des ami(e)s et musiciens et musiciennes de Montréal partent un projet pour le fun : Ska Sound System.

Formé de membres de groupes montréalais (Grimskunk, Me, Mom & Morgentaler, Colectivo, Francbâtards, FoOlish, Van Hornies et Blue Monkey Project), ce band n'a nulle autre prétention que de faire chanter, danser et tripper les gens à travers la musique diversifiée old school et moderne de ska, punk et reggae de groupes comme Sublime, The Clash, The Specials, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Toots & the Maytals, Madness… et quelques classiques de Grimskunk.

Comme le dit si bien la chanson d’Operation Ivy :

"To resist despair in this world is
What it is what it is what it is to be free
Sound system gonna bring me back up
One thing that i can depend on”

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Born out of a shared love of ska, punk & reggae, and a post-pandemic need to let loose, and skank it up, a group of musicians and friends in Montreal have put together a project called Ska Sound System to have fun and make people dance and sing.

Featuring members of several Montreal bands (Grimskunk, Me, Mom & Morgentaler, Colectivo, FoOlish, Francbâtards, Van Hornies, Blue Monkey Project), this group has no pretension other than to spread good party vibes through a diverse array of old school and modern ska, punk and reggae through the music of bands like Sublime, The Clash, the Specials, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Toots & the Maytals, Madness, etc… all with a touch of international and latin ska and a few Grimskunk classics to boot.

As the lyrics go :
"To resist despair in this world is
What it is what it is what it is to be free
Sound system gonna bring me back up
One thing that I can depend on"

Cool Roots

Fondé en 2010, Cool Roots est un groupe de musique Funk influencé par divers genres (Hip-Hop et Reggae), et par plusieurs groupes tels que The Meters, Steel Pulse et du vieux rock des années 70s. Avec Cool Roots, ça groove!

Founded in 2010, Cool Roots is a Funk music group influenced by various genres (Hip-Hop and Reggae), and by several groups such as The Meters, Steel Pulse and old rock from the 70s. With Cool Roots, it grooves!